CA health officials monitoring 4 residents exposed to hantavirus amid outbreak

"California health officials on Monday released new information about four residents who were exposed to the hantavirus and are now being monitored, all of whom are currently healthy and not showing symptoms."

"A South Bay resident from Santa Clara County was on the MV Hondius cruise ship but disembarked before the outbreak. Two other Californians were also on the ship and disembarked over the weekend in the Canary Islands. They are now in quarantine at a federal facility in Nebraska. The fourth Californian, a Sacramento County resident, has returned home."

"State health officials addressed questions about the two people who have returned home to California and whether they are in quarantine. Dr. Erica Pan said, "They're doing modified activities in alignment with our Centers for Disease Control guidance as well. So they are limiting acitivities outside the home. They're doing daily temperatures and are in contact with their local health departments.""

"Health officials continue to say that the hantavirus risk to the general public remains extremely low."

California health officials released information about four residents exposed to hantavirus. One resident from Santa Clara County was on the MV Hondius cruise ship but disembarked before the outbreak. Two other Californians disembarked from the ship over the weekend in the Canary Islands and are now in quarantine at a federal facility in Nebraska. A Sacramento County resident returned home after being exposed to an ill person on a plane in South Africa. All four individuals are being closely monitored. State officials said those who returned home are following modified activities aligned with CDC guidance, limiting activities outside the home, taking daily temperatures, and staying in contact with local health departments. Officials stated the risk to the general public remains extremely low.

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