A Canadian national has recovered from a hantavirus infection following exposure aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.

一名加拿大國民在 MV Hondius 郵輪上接觸後，已從漢坦病毒感染中康復。

The epidemiological event originated during a voyage from Argentina to Antarctica commencing after April 1, involving multiple South Atlantic island transit points. The outbreak resulted in three fatalities and a minimum of eleven confirmed cases of the Andes hantavirus strain. While North American transmission typically occurs via the inhalation of rodent-borne contaminants, the Andes variant is characterized by its capacity for rare human-to-human transmission through prolonged proximity.

此次流行病學事件始於 4 月 1 日後從阿根廷前往南極的航程，涉及多個南大西洋島嶼轉乘點。此次爆發導致 3 人死亡，且至少有 11 例安第斯漢坦病毒株確診病例。雖然北美地區的傳播通常透過吸入齧齒動物攜帶的污染物發生，但安第斯變異株的特點在於，在長時間近距離接觸的情況下，具有罕見的人傳人能力。

Regarding the Canadian cohort, four individuals—comprising a Vancouver Island resident in their 70s, a British Columbian in their 50s residing abroad, and a couple from Yukon in their 70s—were subjected to isolation on Vancouver Island upon their May 10 repatriation. Clinical diagnostics confirmed a positive result only for one individual from the Yukon. This patient was discharged from medical facilities late last week. The remaining three contacts remain asymptomatic and are adhering to a 42-day quarantine protocol, consistent with the maximum incubation period of the pathogen. Dr. Bonnie Henry noted that these individuals had no documented direct contact with the primary symptomatic patients aboard the vessel.

關於加拿大組別，四名個體——包括一名 70 多歲的溫哥華島居民、一名 50 多歲居住在海外的卑詩省居民，以及一對 70 多歲的育空地區夫婦——在 5 月 10 日回國至溫哥華島後被要求隔離。臨床診斷確認僅有一名來自育空的個體呈陽性。該患者已於上週末出院。其餘三名接觸者目前均無症狀，並正遵守 42 天的隔離協定，此期限與該病原體的最長潛伏期一致。Bonnie Henry 醫生指出，這些個體在船上與主要有症狀的患者之間沒有記錄在案的直接接觸。

Institutional efforts to determine the precise etiology of the outbreak persist in Argentina. Authorities have indicated that the reconstruction of the transmission chain is complex, noting the potential impossibility of identifying the exact point of infection for the initial victims, a Dutch couple, prior to their embarkation in Ushuaia.

阿根廷方面持續努力確定此次爆發的確切病因。當局表示，重建傳播鏈十分複雜，並指出在首批受害者（一對荷蘭夫婦）於烏舒艾亞登船之前，可能無法確定確切的感染點。

The infected individual has recovered, and the remaining exposed Canadians remain asymptomatic under observation.

感染者已康復，其餘接觸病毒的加拿大國民在觀察期間均無症狀。