CDC Activates Level 3 Hantavirus Response Amid Cruise Ship Outbreak
Officials say the outbreak is linked to the rare Andes strain, which has shown evidence of person-to-person transmission, while California monitors 79 past infections.
- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated a Level 3 emergency for the hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship, indicating low risk to the public.
- About 150 passengers and crew from various nationalities are onboard the ship, which is scheduled to dock in Tenerife, Spain; authorities plan to evacuate and isolate over 140 individuals to prevent local exposure.
- The outbreak involves the Andes strain of hantavirus, with five confirmed infections and three deaths linked to the cruise; no current passengers show symptoms, and the risk of transmission to the general public remains low according to the WHO and CDC.
- Health officials from multiple countries are monitoring dozens of former passengers worldwide, while infected individuals are receiving isolated care and repatriation flights are being arranged.
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