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WHO Official Downplays Hantavirus Threat

Updated 2026-05-07 20:20 UTC 1 source Neutral

A WHO official stated that the hantavirus threat aboard a cruise ship does not compare to the pandemic-level threat posed by COVID-19 six years ago. The incident has killed three people.

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The Hill
A World Health Organization (WHO) official on Thursday said the threat level imposed by hantavirus, which has killed three people aboard a cruise ship, does not resemble the pandemic-level threat that COVID-19 had six years ago. Infectious disease epidemiologist Maria DeJoseph Van Kerkhove said duri
2026-05-07 19:38 UTC
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