MDH monitoring 2 Maryland residents after potential hantavirus exposure linked to cruise passenger
Officials said the risk to the public remains very low while they monitor the residents during hantavirus’s 4- to 42-day incubation period.
- THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT is monitoring two residents for potential Hantavirus exposure after they briefly shared a flight with a CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER INFECTED WITH THE VIRUS.
- THIS ALL CENTERS AROUND THE OUTBREAK on THE CRUISE SHIP, where the potential exposure occurred during air travel abroad rather than on the vessel itself.
- The Andes Hantavirus, found in South America, is the only known Hantavirus capable of rare person-to-person transmission, though such contact typically requires close, prolonged exposure.
- Public risk in Maryland remains very low, state health officials said, yet THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT is taking precautions out of an abundance of caution and withholding resident details to protect privacy.
- No Hantavirus cases have been identified in Maryland since 2019, though Hantavirus cases are known to occur in the United States, underscoring the unusual nature of this current exposure.
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Two Maryland residents monitored for hantavirus after sharing flight with infected cruise ship passenger – Democratic Accent
Two Maryland residents are being monitored for potential hantavirus exposure, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Health officials said the Maryland residents were on a flight that included a passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship who was infected with hantavirus. Health authorities said they are taking these steps out of an abundance of caution. At this time, the risk to the public in Maryland remains “very low,” state health off…
Two Maryland residents monitored for hantavirus after sharing flight with infected cruise ship passenger
Maryland health officials say two residents are being monitored for potential hantavirus exposure after flying with an infected MV Hondius cruise ship passenger.
MDH monitoring 2 Maryland residents after potential hantavirus exposure linked to cruise passenger
Health officials are monitoring two Marylanders who were on a flight that briefly included a Hondius cruise ship passenger infected with hantavirus. Health authorities said they are taking these steps out of an abundance of caution. At this time, the risk to the public in Maryland remains very low, state health officials said. The two Maryland residents with potential exposures were not passengers on the cruise ship. The potential exposure occur…
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