Canada’s top doctor set to give an update on both Ebola and hantavirus today

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also spoke about both outbreaks at a press conference today, upgrading his risk assessment of Ebola at national and regional levels from high to “very high,” while saying the global risk remains low.

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He says there are now almost 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths.

Ontario’s ministry of health said Wednesday that it was testing a person for Ebola who had recently returned from East Africa “out of an abundance of caution.”

Lab results are expected to be completed today after arriving at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg yesterday.

On hantavirus, provincial health officials told The Canadian Press Thursday that the condition of a resident from Yukon remains stable at a hospital in British Columbia.

The other three passengers who disembarked the ship on the same day and are isolating on Vancouver Island are asymptomatic, including the infected individual’s partner.

Dr. Tedros says there are 12 hantavirus cases internationally, with the latest confirmed in the Netherlands Friday.

No deaths have been reported since May 2, when the outbreak was first reported to WHO. All cases have been among crew members and passengers who were on the MV Hondius cruise ship.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 22, 2026.

Canadian Press health coverage receives support through a partnership with the Canadian Medical Association. CP is solely responsible for this content.

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press