BREAKING : Hantavirus classified as ‘Level 3’ outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified the hantavirus outbreak as a 'level 3' emergency response, the lowest level of emergency activation.The move signifies that the risk to the general public remains low, and the situation is being actively monitored by the public health agency.Activating the Emergency Operation Centers indicates that an emergency team has been set up to support a response.According US News, Global health authorities are working to contain an outbreak of hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.The outbreak, involving the Andes strain of hantavirus, has so far resulted in five confirmed cases, three suspected infections, and three deaths among passengers connected to the voyage, according to World Health Orga...










