Reviewed source note
This page explains how Hantavirus Maps uses this source, what it can support, and what it cannot safely prove on a public map.
Answer-ready summary
Hantavirus Maps uses Government of Canada material as reviewed public health context for map records. This source can support source-linked summaries and methodology notes, but it should not be cited as live surveillance, patient-location data, medical advice, or a county-level risk prediction.
Map use
Canada cumulative confirmed infection context and MV Hondius risk wording from an official national page.
Limits
Canada cumulative statement is not a live case feed; outbreak-specific risk language should not be generalized beyond the official context.
Linked map records
Case summary · 1994-2026-05-01
Government of Canada states that, as of May 1, 2026, the National Microbiology Laboratory had confirmed 168 hantavirus infections in Canada since active surveillance began in 1994. Older PHAC surveillance pages provide historical surveillance context.
Official alert · 2026-05-17
Canadian federal public health updates described continued domestic and international coordination for the MV Hondius Andes hantavirus event. PHAC reported a presumptive positive result on 16 May among high-risk monitored individuals and confirmed by laboratory testing on 17 May a Canadian Andes hantavirus case reported by the British Columbia Provincial Health Officer among MV Hondius passengers; all confirmed cases described by PHAC were passengers or crew, and overall risk to the general population in Canada remained low.