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Is the Hantavirus in the US? Map Shows States Where Passengers Have Returned Home
- Latest: 36 US passengers and contacts exposed to hantavirus linked to a cruise ship, under quarantine or monitoring.
- Officials say the risk to the public remains extremely low as monitoring continues.
- The outbreak involves the Andes strain, the only hantavirus known to spread between people.
- Most exposed individuals are quarantined at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
- The cruise originated in Ushuaia, Argentina, with WHO continuing its investigation into how the virus arrived aboard.
- CDC and WHO emphasize incubation can be up to six weeks, complicating early case counts.
- Exposures also linked to air travel and home states, with Maryland, California, New Jersey and Washington reporting monitored individuals.
- CDC has not confirmed Andes strain cases outside the ship; one former passenger tested positive as monitoring continues.
- Authorities stress ongoing monitoring, with self-isolation possible if tests remain negative and symptoms stay absent.
- WHO warns the situation could change as the six-week incubation window passes, potentially increasing case counts.
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