Chinese health authority says no need to worry about latest hantavirus outbreak
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Chinese health authorities reassure the public that the Andes hantavirus strain from a recent cruise ship outbreak poses no domestic threat, as China lacks natural hosts and has no reported cases of this strain, emphasizing rodent control.
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- PrimaryChinese health authority says no need to worry about latest hantavirus outbreak
scmp.com · 2026-06-03
On May 8, 2026, Chinese health authorities reassured the public that there is no cause for concern regarding the Andes hantavirus strain linked to the recent cruise ship outbreak. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that the Andes virus has no known natural hosts in China, and no human infection cases from this strain have been reported domestically. They reiterated that hantavirus infections generally do not result in human-to-human transmission, except for the rare Andes virus, and emphasized rodent control as the primary prevention strategy.
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