TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) said it was closely monitoring American passengers aboard the MV Hondius but added that the hantavirus outbreak posed a "very low" risk to the wider public.
"Our CDC team began coordinating with domestic and international partners as soon as we were notified of a hantavirus situation," CDC director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said.
"We understand that people are concerned and looking for information and that is why we provided clear, written health guidance to the American passengers through the State Department. The safety and health of the affected American travelers is our number one goal."
The New York Times reported that residents in three states were being monitored for hantavirus, although none had shown any signs of illness.
"Hantavirus is not spread by people without symptoms, transmission requires close contact, and the risk to the American public is very low," the CDC statement said.
Hantavirus contact person arrives in Germany for testing
Meanwhile, in Germany, a person who came into contact with Hantavirus on the Hondius cruise ship arrived in Düsseldorf for precautionary medical testing, according to the dpa news agency.
The individual arrived at the infectious diseases unit of University Hospital Düsseldorf on Wednesday evening in a special transport convoy after being picked up by Düsseldorf firefighters at Amsterdam airport Schiphol.
The hospital had previously stated that the individual was asymptomatic and presumed not to be infected with the virus.
"This is a contact person with no confirmed evidence of a hantavirus infection. Admission is purely precautionary for medical evaluation," the hospital said.
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