90 people monitored for Hantavirus in SA: Motsoaledi - YouTube
Western Cape, South AfricaConfidence 85%90 affectedToday
South African Health Minister announced 90 contacts of a hantavirus patient are being monitored for six weeks, with some in Western Cape showing flu-like symptoms. WHO stated the cruise ship outbreak poses no pandemic risk.
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youtube.com · 2026-06-01
South African Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi announced that 90 of the 97 identified contacts of a woman who died of hantavirus are being monitored for six weeks. These contacts include individuals from a plane, ambulance, and health workers. Four of the contacts are located in the Western Cape, with one having developed flu-like symptoms. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that the deadly hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship does not pose a risk of triggering the next pandemic, emphasizing that the Andes virus is the only known strain capable of human-to-human transmission,
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