"Our CDC team began coordinating with domestic and international partners as soon as we were notified of a hantavirus situation. We understand that people are concerned and looking for information and that is why we provided clear, written health guidance to the American passengers through the State Department. The safety and health of the affected American travelers is our number one goal."
"Hantavirus is not spread by people without symptoms, transmission requires close contact, and the risk to the American public is very low. The New York Times reported that residents in three states were being monitored for hantavirus, although none had shown any signs of illness."
The MV Hondius cruise ship experienced a hantavirus outbreak, prompting medical evacuation of at least one patient to Amsterdam. Spain's Health Ministry approved the ship's docking at Tenerife in the Canary Islands, but the regional government objected due to insufficient public safety information. The US CDC stated the outbreak posed very low risk to the American public, noting hantavirus requires close contact for transmission and is not spread by asymptomatic individuals. Residents in three US states were being monitored for potential exposure, though none showed illness symptoms. The CDC coordinated with international partners and provided health guidance to American passengers.
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