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CDC monitoring 41 people for hantavirus, no reported cases
Key takeaways
- David Fitter, incident manager for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) hantavirus response, told reporters Thursday there no hantavirus cases in the U.S.
- Most of the affected people have been advised to remain at home and avoid contact with others during a 42-day monitoring period, Fitter said.
- Fitter said the people being monitored fall into three main categories: passengers who were repatriated from the MV Hondius and are now in Nebraska and Atlanta;
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David Fitter, incident manager for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) hantavirus response, told reporters Thursday there no hantavirus cases in the U.S.
Most of the affected people have been advised to remain at home and avoid contact with others during a 42-day monitoring period, Fitter said.
Fitter said the people being monitored fall into three main categories: passengers who were repatriated from the MV Hondius and are now in Nebraska and Atlanta; passengers who had already left the ship and returned home before the outbreak was identified; and people who may have been exposed on flights where a symptomatic case was present.
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