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Italy says four people quarantined for hantavirus have all tested negative

Italian health officials said the four quarantined contacts remained symptom-free as Europe tracks a cluster linked to a cruise ship outbreak.

  • Italian health authorities placed four individuals under precautionary quarantine across four regions after they shared a connecting KLM flight with a passenger who later died from Hantavirus.
  • The outbreak originated on the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, where three people died; authorities evacuated 90 passengers on Sunday to Tenerife South for repatriation flights.
  • Mara Campitiello, head of Italy's Disease Prevention Department, stated, "There is no risk of a new Hantavirus pandemic," distinguishing the virus from Covid-19 due to its low contagion.
  • The World Health Organization recommends a 42-day quarantine with "active follow-up," as confirmed cases have emerged among passengers repatriated to France and other parts of Europe.
  • Quarantined passenger Federico Amaretti, 25, from Calabria, told Sky TG24 on Monday, "I'm fine, I have no symptoms," while officials maintain global public health risk remains low.
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The KLM flight from Johannesburg to Amsterdam took place at the end of April. The Austrian was instructed to immediately report on symptoms and avoid major events as well as medical facilities.

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Italy says four people quarantined for hantavirus have all tested negative

Four people who have been under observation in Italy for possible hantavirus infection have all tested negative, the Italian health ministry said on ​Wednesday.

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