Currently, three people with symptoms in the Netherlands have been tested for the Andean virus, a variant of the hantavirus.
Two test results are negative.
The other test is still being analyzed. These three people developed symptoms after having contact with a person infected with the Andean virus on board an airplane.
GGDcontinues to monitor these people.
The other passengers receive information from the GGD about what they need to do. This depends on their seat on the plane and the degree of contact with the person with Andean virus.
If passengers have had direct contact, they are called daily by the GGD to closely monitor their health. Passengers who have had close contact are asked to monitor their symptoms themselves.
The risk for people in the Netherlands is very small.
The RIVM understands that people in the Netherlands have questions and concerns about the virus. However, the RIVM emphasizes that the chance of people contracting the Andean virus is very small.
The Andean virus spreads primarily through contact with mouse and rat droppings. The chance of this virus spreading from person to person is very small. This only happens if people have close contact with each other for an extended period, for example in a family setting.
Intensive collaboration with various parties
The RIVM works closely with, among others, the Municipal Health Services, the Ministry of VWS, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Erasmus MC, national governments and international health organizations such as the ECDC and the WHO.
Source:
Link: https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/update-hantavirus
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