Kansas Legislative Leaders Approve Extended Monitoring of Three Residents Exposed to Hantavirus
Legislative leaders voted 7-1 to keep monitoring three asymptomatic residents through the 42-day incubation period, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Kansas legislative leaders approved Governor Laura Kelly's request to extend an emergency declaration for three residents monitored for potential hantavirus infection, with the Legislative Coordinating Council voting 7-1 for a 12-day extension through June 7.
- An outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship prompted the emergency after three Kansas residents had high-risk exposure to Andes hantavirus from a symptomatic passenger who later tested positive and died; they were hospitalized on May 13 as a precaution.
- Released on May 21, all three patients remain asymptomatic and stay in voluntary isolation at home, having reached day 31 of their 42-day observation period by the May 26 legislative meeting.
- Senate President Ty Masterson, R-Andover, sought assurance the monitoring was voluntary due to COVID sensitivities; Will Lawrence, the governor's chief of staff, confirmed no one is being held without consent and the declaration enables rapid response if needed.
- The health department emphasized there are no confirmed hantavirus cases in Kansas and the public risk remains "extremely low," noting Andes hantavirus is the only strain spreading person-to-person and about 30 Americans contract the virus yearly, typically in Southwestern states.
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Kansas legislative leaders approve extended monitoring of three residents exposed to hantavirus
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Kansas extends hantavirus emergency - The Iola Register
Kansas leaders extended an emergency declaration over a potential hantavirus exposure involving three asymptomatic residents in voluntary isolation. TOPEKA — Kansas legislative leaders on Tuesday approved the governor’s request to extend an emergency declaration in response to three residents who are being monitored for a potential hantavirus infection. Will Lawrence, the governor’s chief of staff, revealed new details about how the three indivi…
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