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Four U.S. states-Virginia,Georgia,California,and Arizona-are monitoring residents who returned from the MV Hondius cruise ship after an outbreak of hantavirus in which three passengers died.The officials say the returning passengers are not showing symptoms and the risk to the general public is low, with continued public health monitoring in each state.<\/p>\n

The article notes that hantavirus typically spreads<\/a> through contact with rodent droppings, though some variants can spread person-to-person. It also reports additional developments outside the U.S., including a Swiss passenger testing positive and health officials in the Netherlands testing a flight attendant who had contact with an infected person. The CDC says it is indeed closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with health authorities<\/a>. <\/p>\n