Public Health Jersey says hantavirus risk remains very low
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Updated · BBC.com · May 10
Public Health Jersey says hantavirus risk remains very low
9 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 10
The assessment follows an outbreak on a cruise ship that left Argentina a month ago, causing a small number of deaths and hospitalisations, with no Jersey residents known to be affected.
Officials said they were working with UK counterparts and advised concerned people to check UK Health Security Agency guidance as monitoring continues.
The WHO said the outbreak is not the start of a pandemic, noting the strain is far less infectious than diseases such as measles, though experts suspect close-contact human transmission.
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