Risk of hantavirus spread low, CDC says
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The CDC issued an update on the deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to a polar cruise ship, saying the risk to the general public remains low.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a Health Alert Network Health Advisory May 8 notifying clinicians and health departments of the potential for imported cases of hantavirus disease,
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have now downgraded their risk level for traveling on a cruise ship from the CDC's "very high" level 4, to where it is now at a level 3 which is considered "high." The health agency had cruise travel at a ...
There are no confirmed cases in the United States following a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship that included American passengers.
Low public risk: CDC and WHO stress the Andes hantavirus outbreak poses minimal threat to the general public despite confirmed cases and fatalities. Quarantine measures: Eighteen U.S.-linked passengers from the MV Hondius are under quarantine in Nebraska ...
The number of people being monitored for hantavirus in the United States has grown to 41, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.