WHO revises hantavirus cases lower after US passenger tests negative - CNA
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WHO revised hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship down to 10 after a US passenger tested negative, with US officials monitoring 41 people. The WHO stated the outbreak is not a pandemic threat.
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channelnewsasia.com · 2026-05-15
The World Health Organization (WHO) revised the global total of hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship down to 10 on May 15, 2026, after a U.S. passenger's inconclusive test was confirmed negative. U.S. health officials are monitoring 41 people, including 18 quarantined in Nebraska and Atlanta, for possible infection. The outbreak involves the Andes virus, a strain that has circulated in parts of Argentina and Chile for decades, with no significant viral changes identified to make it more transmissible or severe. The WHO stressed that the outbreak is not comparable to COVID-19 a
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