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US health agency director: Hantavirus 'is not like Covid-19'
The acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Jay Bhattacharya, assured this Sunday that hantavirus 'is not like Covid-19', following the attention generated by an outbreak detected on a Dutch cruise ship. EFE 'We have been communicating over the past week as the press attention has increased, as is appropriate given the nature of this illness.'
TL;DR
- The acting director of the US CDC, Jay Bhattacharya, stated that hantavirus is not similar to COVID-19.
- An outbreak of hantavirus occurred on the cruise ship MV Hondius, resulting in three deaths and six confirmed cases.
- The ship docked in the Canary Islands with 147 passengers and crew, including 17 Americans.
- The 17 American passengers are being repatriated to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska, for evaluation and monitoring.
- CDC teams are deployed in Tenerife and will also be present in Omaha to assess exposure risk and recommend monitoring levels.