Researchers criticise US response to hantavirus outbreak
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Updated · NOTUS · May 7
Researchers criticise US response to hantavirus outbreak
8 articles · Updated · NOTUS · May 7
The outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship M/V Hondius has seven confirmed or suspected cases and three deaths, while experts say the CDC has neither deployed a team nor issued a Health Alert Network notice.
The State Department said it is leading US contact with passengers and health authorities as the ship heads to the Canary Islands for medical assessment and disembarkation of about 150 people still aboard.
Twenty-nine passengers, including six Americans, already left symptom-free, but a flight attendant from a deceased passenger's flight has been hospitalised; experts say pandemic risk is low but research and clearer communication are urgently needed.
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