CIDRAP: WHO officials say 'this is an outbreak on a ship, not another COVID-19'

CIDRAP report on the WHO/CDC press conference: five of eight suspected cases now confirmed as Andes-strain hantavirus, three deaths. Maria Van Kerkhove and Jay Bhattacharya emphasized close-contact transmission and low public risk; CDC will meet passengers at Tenerife.

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hantavirus