French Hantavirus Patient Turns Critical as 9 Confirmed Cases Leave No Americans Infected
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Updated · Forbes · May 13
French Hantavirus Patient Turns Critical as 9 Confirmed Cases Leave No Americans Infected
10 articles · Updated · Forbes · May 13
A French woman evacuated from the MV Hondius is critically ill in Paris with life-threatening heart and lung complications, marking the gravest newly reported condition in the outbreak.
Spanish officials said the Oregon doctor who initially tested positive has since tested negative twice, and a symptomatic passenger treated in Atlanta also tested negative, leaving no Americans among the 9 confirmed cases.
A Spanish evacuee has now tested positive and is showing low-grade fever and mild respiratory symptoms, while 12 Dutch hospital staff were quarantined for six weeks after mishandled patient samples.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there is no sign of a larger outbreak yet, though officials are still monitoring contacts for up to 42 days because Andes hantavirus can spread through close contact.
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