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By Dylana Kneeshaw
RESPIRATORY ILLNESS

RSV outbreak declared at Ponderosa Lodge in Kamloops

Nov 17, 2025 | 3:56 PM

KAMLOOPS — An outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus has been declared at Ponderosa Lodge in Kamloops, according to the Interior Health Authority.

In an online notice, Interior Health says the entire facility is impacted by the respiratory outbreak, though specific case numbers are not provided.

Ponderosa is a long-term care facility adjacent to Royal Inland Hospital, with 135 publicly funded beds.

The facility outbreak page states that people planning to visit should consider postponing until the outbreak is declared over.

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