Virginia Public Health Expert Urges Calm Response to Hantavirus

Virginia public health expert urges calm response to hantavirus

As health officials in multiple countries are urgently working to track and contain a hantavirus outbreak, after at least five passengers on a cruise ship were confirmed to be carrying the virus, one Virginia health expert says people should be concerned but not overly worried. Related stories What we don’t know about the hantavirus outbreak as the cruise ship nears Spanish territory How public health officials ar…

Virginia health officials monitor cruise ship passengers for deadly hantavirus symptoms

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Virginia Department of Health monitoring hantavirus exposure after passenger returns to commonwealth

The Virginia Department of Health is monitoring a possible hantavirus exposure as multiple passengers returned to the U.S. after being on a cruise ship with multiple reported hantavirus infections on board.

Is hantavirus in the US? States monitoring people for possible exposure

No cases of hantavirus tied to the MV Hondius cruise ship have been documented in America, but officials in several states are monitoring passengers.

Hantavirus – Statement from the Virginia Department of Health

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Health is monitoring this situation closely and has been in active communication with our federal partners at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To date, one Virginia traveler who was on the MV Hondius disembarked the ship and has returned home. This person is currently in good health and is […] The post Hantavirus – Statement from the Virginia Department of Health appeared first on T…

Four States Are Now Monitoring Potential Hantavirus Cases - Politics, Policy, Political Views

Four states are monitoring Americans who returned from a cruise ship where three passengers died during an outbreak of hantavirus. Virginia, Georgia, California, and Arizona all reported that residents of those states were on the MV Hondius, have returned home, but are not showing symptoms of the illness, according to Newsweek. The Virginia passenger “is currently in good health, not showing any signs of infection, and is under public health mon…