WHO declares cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over
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The World Health Organization announced that a hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius had ended after the final quarantined contact person completed isolation and tested negative. The outbreak, which spread across four countries and placed over 600 people under medical observation, caused 13 confirmed infections and three deaths, with no new cases occurring since late May.
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The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship which sparked international alarm, after the last person left quarantine.
There were 12 confirmed and one probable case stemming from the MV Hondius, including three deaths.
But while the outbreak is now over, for scientists and experts, the work is only in its early stages, as they try to learn lessons from the episode that triggered a global health alert.
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