"Most people under monitoring are considered high-risk exposures, and CDC recommends that everyone under monitoring stay at home and avoid being around people during their 42 day monitoring period. We emphasize not to travel across all these groups."
"The Andes virus is a strain of hantavirus found in South America that can be transmitted from person to person. Typically, hantavirus is passed to humans when they come into contact with rodent droppings or urine. A respiratory virus, the disease can cause difficulty breathing and carries a fatality rate of around 35 percent."
"As of Thursday, the World Health Organization has confirmed 11 cases of the Andes virus among passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship, including three deaths. A Department of Health and Human Services official confirmed to WIRED that all Americans who were on board the Hondius at any point during its journey are now back in the US."
"The CDC has legal authority to issue federal quarantine and isolation orders to prevent the spread of certain communicable diseases into or within the US. Fitter said on Thursday that the CDC is not using that authority to manage all 41 of the individuals who were potentially exposed to the hantavirus. Our approach is based on risk and evidence."
CDC is monitoring 41 people in the US for Andes hantavirus after a rare outbreak on a cruise ship. The group includes 18 passengers placed in quarantine facilities in Nebraska and Georgia. CDC is also monitoring other travelers who returned home before the outbreak was identified and people exposed during flights where a symptomatic case was present. Most monitored individuals have high-risk exposures, and CDC recommends staying at home and avoiding contact with others during a 42-day monitoring period, including avoiding travel. Andes virus is a South American hantavirus that can spread person to person. It is typically acquired through contact with rodent droppings or urine and can cause breathing difficulty, with an estimated fatality rate around 35%. WHO confirmed 11 cases among passengers of the MV Hondius, including three deaths. CDC has authority to issue federal quarantine and isolation orders but is using a risk- and evidence-based approach rather than managing all monitored individuals under that authority.
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