Given the incubation period for the Andes hantavirus, which ranges from one to six weeks, with incubation periods up to eight weeks having been reported, it is possible that additional cases may emerge, particularly related to exposures that occurred before containment measures were implemented.

Notices where this attachment appears

1. Embed this notice
   katharine (thatkatharine@ohai.social)'s status on Friday, 15-May-2026 07:28:47 JST katharine

   in reply to

   “The situation is evolving. We’re taking a precautionary approach. We don’t know if asymptomatic spread might happen and the virus can have a long incubation period and we keep finding out more people might have had some exposure, but we are taking a precautionary approach to letting them run loose before our country plays host to an international sporting event. It’s fine, probably. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯”

   https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2026/05/speaking-remarks-for-the-chief-public-health-officer.html