The patient and their spouse, who reported minor symptoms, were transported to a hospital on Friday, where they will remain in isolation, officials said.
“Out of an abundance of caution, a third individual who was in secure lodging for isolation has been transferred to hospital for assessment and testing,” the statement said.
Results of tests to confirm hantavirus infection were expected in the next couple of days.
“The overall risk to the general population in Canada from the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship remains low at this time,” the public health agency stressed.
No vaccines or specific treatments for hantavirus exist, but health officials have dismissed comparisons to the COVID-19 pandemic.
