Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak declared over by WHO
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A hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has been contained and no longer poses a public health risk, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Thirteen people were infected and three died.
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The outbreak infected 13 people and killed three Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The World Health Organization on Thursday declared the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship over after the last identified contact of an exposed person completed quarantine and tested…
The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that sparked international alarm, after the last person left quarantine.
The World Health Organization declared the hantavirus outbreak over on Thursday after 60 days. “Today, the final contact of a person exposed to hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius completed their quarantine period, tested negative and returned home.
A hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship and prompted an international public health response has now ended. It sickened 13 people and caused three deaths.
A hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has been contained and no longer poses a public health risk, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Thirteen people were infected and three died.
The norovirus outbreak comes just months after the much more deadly hantavirus spread through a Dutch-flagged cruise ship sailing through the South Atlantic.
