Third Person in Ontario in Isolation After Contact With Confirmed Hantavirus Case

Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones speaks at a press conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto, on Oct. 20, 2025. The Canadian Press/Laura Proctor

One person in Ontario’s Peel Region is in isolation after being exposed to a person infected with hantavirus, Ontario’s health minister said.

The individual, a visitor to Canada and not a local resident, is currently asymptomatic, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said at a press conference on May 11.