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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (06): Canada (SK)

Hantavirus -- CanadaThe 1st reported case of [a] hantavirus [infection] in Saskatchewan in 2020 was confirmed earlier this week.Ministry of Health officials said that the infected working-aged individual was from a rural area in central Saskatchewan.There have now been 35 confirmed cases of hantavirus [infections] in the province since first reported in 1994, 11 of which have resulted in death, officials said.Dr Saqib Shahab, the province's chief medical health officer, reminded people to be cautious Read more [...]