WHO declares cruise-linked hantavirus outbreak officially over

Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]

“The World Health Organization has declared the ‌hantavirus outbreak over after the last identified contact ⁠of an exposed person linked to a cruise ship completed quarantine and tested negative for the virus. The outbreak, which infected 13 people and killed three, ‌involved ⁠the rare Andes hantavirus strain that typically circulates in ⁠Argentina and Chile. The cruise ship Hondius ⁠sailed from Argentina on ⁠April 1. … The Andes virus is the only known hantavirus ⁠that can spread through close, prolonged human-to-human contact.” (07/02/26)

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