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On Thursday, the World Health Organization said more than 650 contacts in 33 countries and territories were being traced by authorities.
He announced that he will work with governments and partners to increase awareness of the epidemic and Hantavirus in general.
“Andes virus and other hantaviruses continue to pose a public health threat to South America and some other endemic areas,” Dr. Diana Rojas Alvarez, a medical expert at the World Health Organization, said in a briefing.
What we must continue to do is monitor the virus and continue to prepare for further spread.
Hantavirus is commonly transmitted by rodents, with infected people breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings or saliva.
Symptoms may include fever, extreme fatigue, muscle aches, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and shortness of breath.
They usually appear two to four weeks after exposure to the virus, but they can occur over a month, which is why the isolation period recommended for travelers was so long.
The passengers, who were not medically discharged, disembarked in Tenerife, Spain, before heading home in May.
