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Flight Attendant Hospitalized After Sharing Plane With Hantavirus Cruise Passenger
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Flight Attendant Hospitalized After Sharing Plane With Hantavirus Cruise Passenger

Gizmodo·Ed Cara·25 days ago
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The hantavirus outbreak that began on the MV  Hondius is still at risk of spreading further. On Thursday morning, Dutch health officials reported a potential case linked to an infected 69-year-old Dutch woman who briefly boarded a flight set for the Netherlands. The person, a flight attendant on that plane, is currently experiencing mild illness but has been hospitalized out of precaution. Officials are still awaiting testing to confirm whether the person is infected or not. “WHO is aware of reports of other people with symptoms who may have had contact with one of the passengers. In each case, we are in close contact with the relevant authorities,” said World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press briefing held Thursday. Secondary cases? As of early May 7, there are five confirmed and three strongly suspected cases of hantavirus tied to the Hondius , according to the WHO.…

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