Washington health officials assisting with hantavirus investigations involving two different virus strains in two separate events
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Washington health officials are assisting with two separate hantavirus investigations: monitoring King County residents for Andes strain exposure from the MV Hondius cruise ship and a confirmed Sin Nombre virus case in Chelan County.
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doh.wa.gov · 2026-06-03
On May 15, 2026, the Washington State Department of Health announced two separate hantavirus investigations. One involves monitoring King County residents potentially exposed to the Andes strain from the MV Hondius cruise ship. The other is a confirmed Sin Nombre virus case in Chelan County, unrelated to the cruise, marking the first such case in Washington this year.
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