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THL: Two Finns Monitored After Hantavirus Exposure on Flight

Summary by Helsinki Times
Two Finnish travellers were possibly exposed to the Andes hantavirus on a flight from Johannesburg after sitting near an infected passenger linked to a cruise ship outbreak.

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According to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, the Finns are asymptomatic and have been referred to healthcare.

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Three people have died. IS is following the hantavirus situation in this article.

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Padua, May 9, 2026 - A case of possible exposure to the Hantavirus has been committed to the Padua health care during these hours. A South African citizen, who arrived at Venice airport on April 26 after a stopover in Amsterdam, was placed in quarantine and under close observation. The man was part of the group of passengers on board in Johannesburg on a flight where, a few moments before the take-off, a woman had subsequently died just because …

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Two people in Finland are suspected of having been exposed to hantavirus on a flight from Johannesburg. While the government prepares new measures, infectious disease physician Asko Järvinen is urging calm.

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Ilta-Sanomat broke the news in Finland on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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