Kansas City-area health agencies respond to hantavirus cases ahead of World Cup

Health agencies across Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri say they are monitoring an outbreak of hantavirus on an Argentina-based passenger cruise ship.

State and Kansas City-area health officials acknowledged conversations about hantavirus and the upcoming World Cup.

The Associated Press reported Thursday that health officials across four continents are conducting contract tracing of passengers who were on board the sailing of a passenger cruise ship from which three people have died and several others have exhibited symptoms of the virus…

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