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Test of Spanish suspected hantavirus case was negative, health ministry says

Sat, 09th May 2026 18:43

May 9 (Reuters) - ​A ⁠Spanish woman ​who was ​tested for hantavirus ‌after ⁠taking the same ⁠flight as ​a patient who died from the ​disease ‌and displaying symptoms consistent ​with an infection has ‌tested negative, Spain's health ‌ministry said on Saturday.

The woman, who is ​in the Spanish ‌province of Alicante, will be tested ⁠again ⁠as a ‌precautionary measure, the ​ministry ​added. (Reporting ‌by Victoria Waldersee, Editing by Alexandra Hudson)

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