00:00The United States' Hantavirus response has escalated significantly overnight.
00:04The CDC confirmed in a May 14 briefing that 41 people are now under active monitoring for the deadly Andes
00:12virus, up from 18 initially reported.
00:15The expanded group includes three categories.
00:18Passengers repatriated to medical facilities in Nebraska and Atlanta.
00:22Passengers who left the MV Hondias cruise ship and returned home before the outbreak was identified.
00:28And individuals potentially exposed on flights with a symptomatic case, the CDC has activated its emergency operations center.
00:36Officials warn that the 42-day incubation window means many currently feeling healthy could still become ill in the weeks
00:44ahead.
00:44Right now, the World Health Organization is holding an emergency scientific consultation on medical countermeasures for the Andes virus, including
00:54potential treatments and vaccines.
00:55There are currently none approved.
00:58The Andes virus is the only Hantavirus known to spread person to person, with a fatality rate reaching 40%
01:04in severe cases.
01:06The CDC urges anyone who traveled aboard the MV Hondias to contact their health provider immediately.
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