Tipton, KS | John Burns - 5/9/2026 03:15
I used to be concerned about Hantavirus
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"This Is Not Covid, Nor Influenza. It Spreads Very Differently": WHO On Hantavirus Outbreak
While a recent outbreak on the cruise ship involved the Andes strain, the only type known to pass between humans, transmission still requires very close, intimate contact.
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"It is similar to the Agrentia outbreak, and we don't anticipate a large epidemic. With public health measures, we can break the chain of transmission, and this will be a limited outbreak," mentioned Dr. Mahamud.
Dr. Van Kerkhove also stressed, "This is not coronavirus. This is a very different virus that has existed for quite some time. This is not the beginning of a Covid pandemic; this is an outbreak we are observing on the ship, occurring in a confined area."
"This is not the same situation we faced six years ago. It does not spread in the same way," she added.
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