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Hantaviruses have long incubation periods, meaning the time between when a person is exposed and starts showing symptoms can be weeks or even months.
At least six passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus.
An unusual hantavirus outbreak at sea is drawing global focus to a rare rodent-borne disease capable of causing severe lung or kidney failure.
Of the four people exposed, two are currently quarantined in Nebraska. The other two are being monitored in Santa Clara and Sacramento counties.
Health officials confirmed one American has tested positive for the virus while asymptomatic, while another is showing symptoms.
Moderna stock climbed after the deadly hantavirus outbreak drew investors' attention to the company's ongoing infectious disease efforts.
Infectious disease experts have sought to reassure people that the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak poses very low risks to the wider public.
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