Health experts say cruise ship hantavirus outbreak isn't a risk to public at large

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Health experts say cruise ship hantavirus outbreak isn't a risk to public at large

Passengers who were potentially exposed to hantavirus on a cruise are back home and being monitored for symptoms, as scientists maintain that risk to the public is low. …

Passengers who were potentially exposed to hantavirus on a cruise are back home and being monitored for symptoms, as scientists maintain that risk to the public is low. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The hantavirus outbreak that started on a cruise ship is not the next COVID. That's according to public health experts, who say the risk to the public at large is extremely low. But this is a transmissible disease and, of course, a worry to the ship's passengers. …

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