Italy: 25-year-old Calabrian sailor from KL592 flight hospitalised after symptom onset; biological samples sent to Spallanzani Rome - first Italian suspected case

LBC + RTE + Ansa (May 12 2026): Italy's top infectious-diseases hospital (Spallanzani, Rome) confirmed it would analyse biological samples from a 25-year-old man from Villa San Giovanni (Reggio Calabria) placed in mandatory quarantine after travelling on Dutch KLM flight KL592 (Johannesburg-Amsterdam, April 25) alongside MVH-002, the Dutch widow who died en route. Per LBC: 'Italy's top infectious diseases hospital said on Tuesday it would examine biological samples from a man in quarantine having come into contact with a woman who died of Hantavirus.' The man was transferred to Spallanzani after developing symptoms; the hospital clarified it 'was only awaiting his biological samples in order to analyse them.' Italian Ministry of Health activated active surveillance on four KL592 passengers across four regions (Calabria, Campania, Tuscany, Veneto). Per Ansa May 12: the Veneto contact has tested NEGATIVE; 24-year-old sailor from Torre del Greco (Campania) remains in 45-day mandatory quarantine. Final Calabrian PCR result expected from Spallanzani within 24-48 hours.

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LBC News

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hantavirus