A passenger who returned home from a cruise infected with Andes hantavirus and underwent daily symptom monitoring and reporting. The risk to the general public remains extremely low.
has returned home and is in contact with local public health officials, according to the California Department of Public Health. Injured Bay Area passenger awarded $300,000 after a jury finds Carnival Cruise Line overserved her alcoholPublic health protocol is to do daily symptom monitoring and reporting, the CDPH said in a news release, noting that “the risk to the general public in California is extremely low.
” Dr. Erica Pan, state public health official and CDPH director, acknowledged news of an unusual outbreak can be concerning.
“At this time, local, state, national and global public health partners are working together to assess and care for people who may have been exposed and prevent spread of the virus,” Pan said. “Unlike influenza and COVID-19, years of experience in South America have shown that this Andes hantavirus rarely spreads between people. ”The outbreak of Andes hantavirus was first reported on May 2.
Three passengers have died, one is in intensive care at a South African hospital, and three others were evacuated from the ship Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. Another man who left the vessel earlier in the voyage tested positive in Switzerland. As of Friday, there were no ill passengers on the ship and the federal government was working to secure the safe return of all United States passengers, the CDPH said.
Hantavirus is a group of viruses that spread through the urine, droppings and saliva of wild rodents, according to the CDPH. Found in the southern Andes region of Argentina and Chile, the Andes strain has been associated with rare human-to-human transmission after close, prolonged contact with an ill infected person. Sin Nombre, a strain native to California and North America, has not been linked with human-to-human transmission, the CDPH said.
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, or HPS, is a rare but severe illness that can develop following exposure, according to the CDPH. Early symptoms resemble influenza and can progress rapidly to life-threatening respiratory distress. The fatality rate is 30 to 40%.
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