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Romania Detects Case of Hantavirus Infection
(MENAFN) Romania's National Institute of Public Health (INSP) announced Monday the confirmed detection of a hantavirus infection in the country — stressing that the case bears no connection to the recent deadly outbreak that alarmed international health authorities.
The INSP moved quickly to contain public concern, clarifying that the strain involved is specific to Romania and broader Europe, and is entirely distinct from the Andes virus variant identified aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius — an outbreak that claimed three lives and briefly stoked fears of a new pandemic.
According to the Arad County Public Health Directorate, serological testing points to a chronic infection, with evidence suggesting the patient likely contracted the virus during a prior stay at a psychiatric facility.
The patient is currently in stable condition and remains under continuous medical supervision, authorities confirmed. Officials used the announcement as an opportunity to issue a public safety reminder, urging the use of masks and gloves when cleaning enclosed, long-unused spaces that may harbor rodents — the primary transmission vector for hantavirus.
The World Health Organization has previously assessed the overall public risk from hantavirus as low, a position that remains unchanged amid the Romanian development.
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