From US to Singapore, countries race to track hantavirus-exposed passengers
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From US to Singapore, countries race to track hantavirus-exposed passengers
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cnn.com · 2026-05-10
An international tracing effort is under way after the WHO confirmed an Andes hantavirus cluster aboard the MV Hondius. The first death was a male passenger who developed symptoms on April 6 and died five days later. US, UK, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Singaporean health agencies are all conducting passenger outreach. The Andes strain has a hospital case-fatality rate around 38 percent for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
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