Maryland Department of Health monitoring two state residents exposed via a flight with an infected cruise-ship passenger

WTOP (May 14): Two Maryland residents are under monitoring by the Maryland Department of Health after potential exposure to Andes hantavirus during international travel. MDH: 'The two residents were not passengers on the ship and are being monitored out of an abundance of caution.' 'The possible exposure is tied to a flight that included a passenger from the cruise ship where the hantavirus outbreak started.' The department stressed 'the risk to the public remains very low.' MDH noted no hantavirus cases have been reported in Maryland since 2019 and none have involved the Andes strain; person-to-person transmission of Andes virus 'is rare and generally requires close, prolonged contact with an infected individual or their bodily fluids.' Both residents remain symptom-free; demographic details have been withheld for privacy.

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