2 Maryland residents monitored for potential hantavirus exposure, health officials say
Officials said the risk to the public remains very low while they monitor the residents during hantavirus’s 4- to 42-day incubation period.
- Two Maryland residents are being monitored for potential hantavirus exposure after being on a flight with a cruise passenger infected with the virus.
- The risk to the public in Maryland is considered "very low," but health officials are taking precautionary steps.
- Hantavirus is a severe and potentially deadly disease that affects the lungs, with a 38% fatality rate for those who develop respiratory symptoms.
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Two Maryland residents monitored for hantavirus after sharing flight with infected cruise ship passenger – Democratic Accent
Two Maryland residents are being monitored for potential hantavirus exposure, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Health officials said the Maryland residents were on a flight that included a passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship who was infected with hantavirus. Health authorities said they are taking these steps out of an abundance of caution. At this time, the risk to the public in Maryland remains “very low,” state health off…
Two Maryland residents monitored for hantavirus after sharing flight with infected cruise ship passenger
Maryland health officials say two residents are being monitored for potential hantavirus exposure after flying with an infected MV Hondius cruise ship passenger.
MDH monitoring 2 Maryland residents after potential hantavirus exposure linked to cruise passenger
Health officials are monitoring two Marylanders who were on a flight that briefly included a Hondius cruise ship passenger infected with hantavirus. Health authorities said they are taking these steps out of an abundance of caution. At this time, the risk to the public in Maryland remains very low, state health officials said. The two Maryland residents with potential exposures were not passengers on the cruise ship. The potential exposure occur…
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