{"id":312682,"date":"2026-05-12T22:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/312682\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T22:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:54:19","slug":"sacramento-resident-quarantined-amid-potential-hantavirus-exposure-following-cruise-ship-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/312682\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento resident quarantined amid potential hantavirus exposure following cruise ship outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento health officials say the risk of hantavirus remains low after a resident was quarantined for potential exposure linked to a cruise ship outbreak.<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. \u2014 Sacramento County\u2019s top health official is advising that the risk of hantavirus remains low, as one resident is being monitored for potential exposure.<\/p>\n

This all stems from an outbreak of the virus on a cruise ship. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization said it had confirmed nine cases, according to the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, California health officials said four California residents have been potentially exposed to hantavirus. Three were on the ship, and the Sacramento County resident was on a flight with an infected passenger.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur staff contacted the individual and did an assessment, and we are monitoring that individual right now, and that person is in quarantine,\u201d said Dr. Olivia Kayrie, public health officer for Sacramento County.<\/p>\n

Kasirye said the person will remain in quarantine for 42 days from the date of exposure. This is to help limit the chance of spread and varies by disease. She noted the person is not sick and has not exhibited any symptoms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe important message for the general public is that the risk is low to the general public. The reason that we have this individual in quarantine is so that we can follow up. And if the person does start exhibiting any symptoms, we have a plan in place to get that person evaluated and minimize any additional risk to anybody else,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Hantavirus is rarely seen in Sacramento, with the last case being in 2018. Kasirye said the specific strain of the virus can be transmitted from person to person, so that\u2019s why people who have been potentially exposed need to be monitored.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of hantavirus include fever, muscle aches, and a cough. Kasirye said it can result in respiratory failure and can become fatal. Three people who contracted the virus on the cruise ship have died.<\/p>\n

WATCH MORE:\u00a0Sacramento County resident monitored over possible hantavirus exposure<\/a><\/p>\n

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