A critical window to stop hantavirus is opening. Not all countries are managing exposed travelers the same way

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The MV Hondius cruise ship, which has a confirmed hantavirus case aboard, is now awaiting public health management on its last engagement. Various countries are reportedly handling exposed travelers differently, triggering concerns among health officials worldwide.

The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrived at its last stop Monday. Now the waiting begins. The diagnosis of a strain of the Andes strain of hantavirus — an infection that’s fatal in about 40 percent of cases — on a ship carrying people from roughly two dozen countries has given public health officials around … The post A critical window to stop hantavirus is opening. Not all countries are managing exposed travelers the same way appeared first on Egypt Independent.