‘Low risk’ to public of hantavirus after cruise ship deaths: WHO Europe

A suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship, on which three people have died, presents a low risk to the public, the head of the World Health Organization Europe said Monday.

“The risk to the wider public remains low. There is no need for panic or travel restrictions,” Hans Kluge said in a statement, adding that hantavirus infections were “uncommon and usually linked to exposure to infected rodents”.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency.

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