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Let’s not ignore the 80+ health care workers that worked with the 2018 outbreak patients did not get Hanta

E4 Reddit (hantavirus search) · 2026-05-13 · United States

Pre covid so barely used ppe according to articles “In the Epuyen outbreak, more than 80 healthcare workers were exposed to patients with symptoms, but none was directly infected themselves, though very few used any personal protective equipment. There were two infected healthcare workers at the local rural hospital, a smaller facility, which may have been the first to see sick patients. The limited spread among healthcare workers in the Epuyen outbreak speaks to the short window of time that a person may be infectious, experts said” https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/06/health/andes-strain-hantavirus-explained submitted by /u/heardjennysaying to r/hantavirus [link] [comments]

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SourceReddit (hantavirus search) (reddit)
NATO ratingE4 — see methodology
CountryUnited States
Reported date2026-05-13
Ingested at2026-05-13 11:30 UTC

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