CDC monitors 41 people for hantavirus exposure
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The hantavirus outbreak has resulted in three deaths so far
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The White House and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are receiving daily briefings on the U.S. response to an Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed three people aboard a luxury cruise ship this month,
A map of hantavirus in the US shows 16 states where people exposed are monitored. One former cruise ship passenger tested positive. Another is showing symptoms.
The CDC confirmed May 14 there are no hantavirus cases in the United States, even as the number of Americans being monitored has grown. A leading infectious disease expert is also pushing back on how the outbreak is being characterized. Here are four ...
As of Friday, the WHO said there are still eight cases: five people confirmed to have hantavirus and three others were suspected of contracting it.