STAT News: key takeaways from May 7 WHO press briefing on MV Hondius outbreak

STAT News summary of WHO May 7 briefing: WHO confirms no acutely ill individuals remain on board (three sickest evacuated to the Netherlands, including the ship doctor); investigation will take weeks-to-months due to long ANDV incubation (up to ~6 weeks); WHO Director-General Tedros confirms pre-boarding bird-watching exposure of Dutch couple in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay; Maria Van Kerkhove leading global coordination.

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hantavirus