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WHO: Ten cases of hantavirus confirmed worldwide
The Director of the Department of Preparedness and Prevention of Epidemics and Pandemics at the World Health Organization (WHO), Marija van Kerkhove, stated today that it has been confirmed in the United States that a person who had an unclear test result was later negative for hantavirus, reducing the total number of cases in the world from 11 to 10.
TL;DR
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated the global number of hantavirus cases.
- A case initially suspected in the United States has been confirmed as negative.
- The total number of confirmed hantavirus cases globally has decreased from 11 to 10.