Hantavirus latest updates: No known cases in U.S.; WHO says global risk remains low
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Key Points:
- The World Health Organization reported 10 hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak, including three deaths, with eight confirmed and two probable cases as of May 15.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the global risk from the outbreak remains low.
- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring at least 41 people for potential exposure, including 16 passengers in quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
- Two passengers were treated at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta; one with mild symptoms tested negative, while the other is a close contact under observation.
- Health officials across 10 U.S. states are monitoring residents for infections related to the cruise, but no confirmed hantavirus cases have been reported in the U.S. as of Friday morning.