New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Lynn Schulman Address Hantavirus In New York City
By Stephen Mandel Joseph PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of the New York City Council In a recent press release, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Lynn Schulman addressed the Hantavirus alert following the placement of three New York residents under a 42-day monitoring period after exposure to Hantavirus on a cruise ship. According to Speaker Menin, “The City Council is in close communication with the City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and other public health partners, as one New York City resident, and two additional New York State residents, have been quarantined in Nebraska for monitoring following the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius. While these reports are concerning, the Health Department has assured New Yorkers that the risk to the public at this time remains extremely low. Hantavirus infections are exceedingly rare, and there is currently no indication of broader risk to New York City residents. Our city’s Health Department remains one of the premier public health agencies in the nation, and we are grateful for the experts who continue to do critical work every day to keep New Yorkers healthy and safe. The City Council will continue to monitor this evolving situation and remain in touch with city, state, and federal public health partners to ensure appropriate public health protocols remain in place.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a Health Alert Network Health Advisory on May 8, notifying clinicians and health departments of the potential for imported cases of hantavirus disease, but said the risk of broad spread to the U.S. is not likely. However, a 2022 report in PubMed Central claimed that hantavirus is more serious and lethal than SARS-CoV-2, with a higher mortality rate of 50%. Health officials are continuing to monitor the situation and recommend that anyone with Hantavirus symptoms test for the flu and COVID as a precaution.
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By Stephen Mandel Joseph
PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of the New York City Council
In a recent press release, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Lynn Schulman addressed the Hantavirus alert following the placement of three New York residents under a 42-day monitoring period after exposure to Hantavirus on a cruise ship.
According to Speaker Menin, “The City Council is in close communication with the City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and other public health partners, as one New York City resident, and two additional New York State residents, have been quarantined in Nebraska for monitoring following the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius.
While these reports are concerning, the Health Department has assured New Yorkers that the risk to the public at this time remains extremely low. Hantavirus infections are exceedingly rare, and there is currently no indication of broader risk to New York City residents.
Our city’s Health Department remains one of the premier public health agencies in the nation, and we are grateful for the experts who continue to do critical work every day to keep New Yorkers healthy and safe.
The City Council will continue to monitor this evolving situation and remain in touch with city, state, and federal public health partners to ensure appropriate public health protocols remain in place.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a Health Alert Network Health Advisory on May 8, notifying clinicians and health departments of the potential for imported cases of hantavirus disease, but said the risk of broad spread to the U.S. is not likely.
However, a 2022 report in PubMed Central claimed that hantavirus is more serious and lethal than SARS-CoV-2, with a higher mortality rate of 50%.
Health officials are continuing to monitor the situation and recommend that anyone with Hantavirus symptoms test for the flu and COVID as a precaution.
