Published on: 2026-05-08
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian language –
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Beijing, May 8 /Xinhua/ — According to data published on Friday by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, not a single case of human infection with the SARS strain, which is believed to be associated with a deadly outbreak on board a cruise liner, has been registered in China.
The statement of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention /China CDC/ followed the report of the World Health Organization /WHO/ about an outbreak of disease caused by an antavirus infection on a cruise liner that departed from Argentina, which resulted in three deaths as of Thursday.
A WHO representative stated on Thursday that five out of eight cases of infection registered on a cruise liner were laboratory confirmed as infections caused by the hantavirus, and that the virus in question is the Andes virus.
The statement from China CDC also says that currently there is no natural reservoir of this virus in China, and that no cases of people infected with it have been registered within the territory of the country.
Hantaviruses are a group of viruses whose carriers are mainly rodents. More than 20 strains are known, causing diseases in humans, with symptoms varying significantly depending on the strain.
Unlike most RNA antiviruses, which generally are not transmitted from person to person, the Andes virus was previously associated with limited person-to-person transmission.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention noted that reducing contact with rodents remains the main strategy for preventing antiviral infection. Recommended measures include maintaining cleanliness in the home and workplace, as well as avoiding direct contact with rodents, their excrement, and corpses.
Sources at the WHO reported that, considering the incubation period of the Andes virus, the possible occurrence of new cases of the disease, however, sources added that the WHO assessed the overall risk for the public health sector as low. -0-
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