Signs of hantavirus were detected in two Americans evacuated from MV Hondius

Symptoms of hantavirus have been identified in two of the 17 Americans who are being evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius, where an outbreak of the virus was previously recorded. This was announced on May 10 by the press service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

"Two passengers are flying in isolated compartments of the aircraft for precautionary reasons. One passenger is currently experiencing mild symptoms, and the other passenger has a weakly positive PCR test for the Andes strain," the company said in a statement. Twitter).

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