Quick takes: Hantavirus quarantine update, new postexposure antiviral for COVID, combination flu/COVID vaccine study | CIDRAP
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The article provides an update on hantavirus quarantine protocols for Americans exposed on an Antarctic cruise and reports a new confirmed hantavirus case in Arapahoe County, Colorado, linked to rodent exposure.
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cidrap.umn.edu · 2026-06-02
White House officials are considering allowing some of the 18 Americans exposed to Andes hantavirus on the Antarctic cruise ship to quarantine at home, with details on monitoring still being finalized. Separately, Colorado health officials reported an Arapahoe County resident tested positive for the Sin Nombre strain of hantavirus and is recovering after local rodent exposure.
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