Jackson County health authorities monitoring hantavirus

Added: 2026-05-16

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[00:00:06]island for the South Africa.

[00:00:07]island for the South Africa. Health officials in Jackson Health officials in Jackson Health officials in Jackson County are monitoring the County are monitoring the County are monitoring the region for the deadly virus region for the deadly virus region for the deadly virus after the outbreak on the after the outbreak on the after the outbreak on the cruise ship actually spoke cruise ship actually spoke cruise ship actually spoke with the assistant public with the assistant public with the assistant public health director of Jackson health director of Jackson health director of Jackson County about the risks.

[00:00:16]County about the risks.

[00:00:16]>> 3 people aboard a cruise >> 3 people aboard a cruise >> 3 people aboard a cruise ship from Argentina have died.

[00:00:19]ship from Argentina have died.

[00:00:19]ship from Argentina have died. A couple from Netherlands and A couple from Netherlands and A couple from Netherlands and another from Germany. 5 other another from Germany. 5 other another from Germany. 5 other people have contracted the people have contracted the people have contracted the virus with 3 more suspected virus with 3 more suspected virus with 3 more suspected cases. According to the World cases. According to the World cases. According to the World Health Organization, health Health Organization, health Health Organization, health authorities around the world authorities around the world authorities around the world are now on alert, including are now on alert, including are now on alert, including the Jackson County Health the Jackson County Health the Jackson County Health Department, the who right now Department, the who right now Department, the who right now we know that there have been 8 we know that there have been 8 we know that there have been 8 confirmed cases associated confirmed cases associated confirmed cases associated with this particular outbreak.

[00:00:39]with this particular outbreak.

[00:00:39]with this particular outbreak. >> The WHO and the CDC are >> The WHO and the CDC are >> The WHO and the CDC are actively contact tracing actively contact tracing actively contact tracing within the situation to within the situation to within the situation to identify individuals who might identify individuals who might identify individuals who might have been exposed to the have been exposed to the have been exposed to the individuals that were on that individuals that were on that individuals that were on that original cruise ship. What original cruise ship. What original cruise ship. What makes the virus hard to detect makes the virus hard to detect makes the virus hard to detect is it's common symptoms of is it's common symptoms of is it's common symptoms of fever, fatigue, muscle aches fever, fatigue, muscle aches fever, fatigue, muscle aches and sometimes cough and and sometimes cough and and sometimes cough and nausea, which can show up nausea, which can show up nausea, which can show up weeks later on to virus weeks later on to virus weeks later on to virus usually spread by rodents. But usually spread by rodents. But usually spread by rodents. But in rare cases can spread in rare cases can spread in rare cases can spread person to person through.

[00:01:03]person to person through.

[00:01:03]person to person through. >> Close contact, unlike >> Close contact, unlike >> Close contact, unlike COVID, that is much more COVID, that is much more COVID, that is much more contagious. It requires people contagious. It requires people contagious. It requires people that are in the same household that are in the same household that are in the same household that are, you know, living in that are, you know, living in that are, you know, living in close quarters on a on a close quarters on a on a close quarters on a on a cruise ship.

[00:01:12]cruise ship.

[00:01:12]cruise ship. >> Someone who's a caregiver >> Someone who's a caregiver >> Someone who's a caregiver to spread or to move from to spread or to move from to spread or to move from person, a person and even when person, a person and even when person, a person and even when it when it has that it's very it when it has that it's very it when it has that it's very inefficient. So this is a very inefficient. So this is a very inefficient. So this is a very low-risk virus as it pertains low-risk virus as it pertains low-risk virus as it pertains to, you know, moving from to, you know, moving from to, you know, moving from person, the person and causing person, the person and causing person, the person and causing a pandemic. There were 17 a pandemic. There were 17 a pandemic. There were 17 Americans on the ship who will Americans on the ship who will Americans on the ship who will be quarantine now in Nebraska be quarantine now in Nebraska be quarantine now in Nebraska as a precaution, health as a precaution, health as a precaution, health officials stress the risk is officials stress the risk is officials stress the risk is still very low likelihood that still very low likelihood that still very low likelihood that you see any sort of case or you see any sort of case or you see any sort of case or instance of the junta virus.

[00:01:41]instance of the junta virus.

[00:01:42]instance of the junta virus. You know, most Americans are You know, most Americans are You know, most Americans are not going to see one in their not going to see one in their not going to see one in their lifetime. So it's it's a very lifetime. So it's it's a very lifetime. So it's it's a very rare condition. But it's rare condition. But it's rare condition. But it's something that we need to be something that we need to be something that we need to be cautious about. We need to cautious about. We need to cautious about. We need to monitor just to make sure that monitor just to make sure that monitor just to make sure that is behaving as we expect.

[00:01:53]is behaving as we expect.

[00:01:53]is behaving as we expect. There are about 50 junta virus There are about 50 junta virus There are about 50 junta virus cases a year in the United cases a year in the United cases a year in the United States with most in the States with most in the States with most in the Southwest. It's much more Southwest. It's much more Southwest. It's much more prevalent in Argentina with prevalent in Argentina with prevalent in Argentina with about 200 case. Be sure to about 200 case. Be sure to about 200 case. Be sure to keep up with this sto