Canada & United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Canada: Canada is monitoring three individuals, including two passengers from the MV Hondius and one person who shared a flight with them, who are self-isolating.

United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring the hantavirus situation and has stated that the risk to the American public is extremely low.

Canada: Purdue Pharma agreed to pay $150 million to Canadian provinces and territories in 2022 to resolve a class-action lawsuit over the opioid crisis in Canada, demonstrating the international scope of the issue.

United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides data on opioid-related overdoses, reporting over 850,000 deaths since 1999, which contextualizes the severity of the opioid crisis addressed by the settlement.