Vancouver, May 17 (IANS) A Canadian cruise passenger currently in isolation has tested presumptive positive for hantavirus, health authorities in Canada’s British Columbia province announced.Bonnie Henry, a provincial health officer, said the patient began developing mild symptoms, including fever and headache, two days ago and was taken to a local hospital. The presumptive positive result came back on Friday and the person is currently being treated in isolation as a positive patient, Xinhua ne…
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Eindhoven, May 12 (IANS) The last two evacuation flights carrying passengers and crew from the hantavirus-hit cruise MV Hondius landed at Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands on Tuesday.According to the Dutch Foreign Ministry, the first flight, operated by Australian authorities, carried six passengers. The second, a Dutch-organized flight, transported 22 crew members from the luxury cruise vessel, including one Dutch national and 21 individuals of other nationalities.The first aircraft landed …