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WHO declares hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship over

The outbreak infected 13 people and ‌killed threeSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe World ⁠Health Organization on Thursday declared the ⁠hantavirus ⁠outbreak ​linked to a cruise ⁠ship over after the last identified ⁠contact of an ​exposed ‌person ‌completed quarantine and tested ‌negative for the virus.The outbreak, which infected 13 people and ‌killed three, involved the Andes virus, ​a rare hantavirus strain that typically circulates in ⁠Argentina and Chile. ​The cruise ​ship, MV Hondius, ​set off ​from ‌Argentina…

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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