WHO declares hantavirus outbreak over as last patient finishes quarantine
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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 declared the hantavirus outbreak over on Thursday after 60 days.
“Today, the final contact of a person exposed to hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius completed their quarantine period, tested negative and returned home.
No further cases have been reported since the 25th of May,” WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […] ...