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Hantavirus on cruise ship ‘extremely unusual’published at 04:43 BST
Hantavirus is not a common virus but is severe, Prof Paul Griffin, the Director of Infectious Diseases at Mater Health Services in Australia, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
He said there were around 150,000-200,000 cases around the world every year.
It is “exceedingly rare” for the virus to be transmitted from person to person, and usually spreads from a common source, like rodent droppings or urine.
But he added “what we’re seeing on this cruise ship – is a bit suspicious that there might be some transmission”.
Cruise ships, he said, are “an environment that’s very conducive to the transmission of infections” due to having lots of people in a confined space for a prolonged period of time.
Since Covid, hygiene practices have improved and it is “extremely unusual” for hantavirus to have infected passengers, Griffin said.
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