US CDC Notifies Texas of Two State Residents on Cruise Ship With Hantavirus Outbreak

May 7 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠U.S. Centers ⁠for Disease Control ​and Prevention has ‌notified the ‌Texas ⁠health ⁠department that two of the state’s ​residents were passengers on ​the MV Hondius, a ⁠ship that ⁠experienced an ⁠outbreak of ​hantavirus while traveling in ​the ⁠Atlantic Ocean.

Public health workers in ⁠Texas have reached the two individuals, ⁠who reported that they were not experiencing any symptoms and did not have any contact ⁠with a sick person while aboard the ship.

(Reporting by ​Christy Santhosh ​in Bengaluru)

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