Two Singapore residents who were on board the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius are currently being isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), where they are being tested for the virus.“Their test results are pending. One has a runny nose but is otherwise well, and the other is asymptomatic. The risk to the general public in Singapore is currently low,” the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said on Thursday.CDA said it was notified on Monday and Tuesday that the individuals were on MV Hondius when it departed from the Argentinian port of Ushuaia on April 1. The ship later reported an outbreak of Andes hantavirus.
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Singapore isolates 2 residents linked to MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
Two Singapore residents who were aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have been isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) for testing related to a hantavirus outbreak. The individuals were on the ship when it departed from Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1, and the ship later reported an outbreak of Andes hantavirus.
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Two Singapore residents who were aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have been isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) for testing related to a hantavirus outbreak. The individuals were on the ship when it departed from Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1, and the ship later reported an outbreak of Andes hantavirus. One resident is experiencing mild symptoms, while the other is asymptomatic. The Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) stated that the risk to the general public in Singapore is currently low, and test results are pending.
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MV Hondius departed from Ushuaia on April 1 and later reported an Andes hantavirus outbreak.
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The risk to the general public in Singapore is currently low.
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One isolated resident has a runny nose but is otherwise well; the other is asymptomatic.
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Test results for the isolated residents are pending.
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Two Singapore residents linked to MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak are isolated at NCID.
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