The number of people being monitored for hantavirus is climbing.
Update 2:49 p.m. ET, April 14: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 41 people are now being monitored for hantavirus in the U.S, Reuters reported.
They are among three main groups, the CDC’s incident manager, Dr. David Fitter, said.
Some are passengers on the MV Hondius who are being monitored in Nebraska and Georgia. The second group is those who had returned home before the outbreak was identified, while the third group is those exposed to the virus while traveling, specifically on flights where a symptomatic case was present, Fitter explained, according to Reuters.
Despite the number of people being monitored, the CDC continues to say the risk to the public is low, CNBC reported.
Original report: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirmed that the three people had “a high-risk exposure to a person with confirmed Andes hantavirus,” KWCH reported.
The agency said the exposure happened internationally after they came in contact with someone who had been on the MV Hondius and later tested positive. The contact came from an international flight, according to KCTV.
“The three individuals in Kansas were not aboard the cruise ship and are not currently experiencing symptoms. To protect their privacy, no additional details will be shared about these individuals,” the health agency said. “Based on our current knowledge of Andes virus, individuals are not considered infectious to others unless they become symptomatic.”
There was no confirmed case of the virus, just an exposure to it.
The three people were taken to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City for monitoring, KCTV reported.
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