Hantavirus detected in France tourist now isolated in Spain
"All measures" have been put in place to "trace the stages of the person's journey," the French health ministry said.
A Franco-Argentine tourist contracted hantavirus during a July holiday in France and is now isolated in Spain, according to the French health ministry. The patient showed mild symptoms and has since recovered completely. Health authorities are working to trace the patient's travel history to determine how the virus was contracted.
The Andes strain of the virus, which can spread between humans, was confirmed in the patient's case. This strain was not linked to an earlier cruise ship outbreak earlier this year. The WHO declared the cruise ship outbreak over in July after all infected passengers were quarantined. The French woman who contracted the virus on the MV Hondius cruise was released from intensive care earlier this month after a prolonged hospital stay.
The cruise ship incident resulted in 13 cases, including three fatalities, while the hantavirus is typically contracted through contact with rodents.
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