90-Second Read: Hantavirus patient discharged from Victoria hospital

A Yukon resident who contracted Hantavirus on board the MV Hondius cruise ship is out of hospital in Victoria. The latest World Health Organization update on May 28 said there had been 13 cases of Hantavirus and three deaths linked to the cruise ship. Human-to-human transmission is rare but has been reported with the Andes strain of Hantavirus, the variant found on board the cruise ship.

The cruise ship was struck by Hantavirus in April while sailing near Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa. It's believed a passenger was exposed to the disease during a trek before the start of the cruise in Argentina. Travellers on the MV Hondius were stranded on board the ship for days, as officials determined where the boat could safely dock for health checks and quarantines.

After the ship docked in Spain's Canary Islands, the remaining passengers were allowed to disembark. That was the individual released from hospital last week. The Yukon resident, who is in her 70s, fell ill after arriving in B.C.