Canada Confirms First Hantavirus Case in Isolation in British Columbia The confirmation of a presumptive positive case of hantavirus in British Columbia highlights the limitations of even the most stringent isolation protocols when it comes to highly infectious diseases.
Canadian officials' swift response to contain the spread of the virus has been commendable, but it's clear that more needs to be done to prevent such outbreaks from occurring.
The patient in question, one of four Canadians who had been quarantining on a cruise ship where an outbreak occurred, developed mild symptoms and was transferred to a hospital for assessment.