DC Health monitors Virginia traveler for hantavirus after MV Hondius outbreak
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Updated · USA TODAY · May 7
DC Health monitors Virginia traveler for hantavirus after MV Hondius outbreak
14 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · May 7
Officials said Thursday the traveler is in good health, with no infection signs, and there are no known hantavirus cases or affected cruise passengers in the District.
DC Health said it is coordinating with the CDC as concern persists after the MV Hondius outbreak, which killed three passengers and prompted monitoring of several Americans.
Health officials say there is no active threat in Washington, though hantavirus can cause severe respiratory disease; US cases remain rare and have occurred mostly west of the Mississippi.
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