Interim Guidance for Public Health Assessment and Management of People with Potential Exposure to Andes Virus

Details

• Journal Article:
  Andes Virus Public Health Investigation Guidance and Exposure Assessment Questionnaire ; CDC Interim Guidance | Andes Virus Public Health Investigation, May 10, 2026
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.).
• Description:
  Purpose: The purpose of this document is to support health departments in managing individuals who have experienced a potential exposure associated with the M/V Hondius Andes virus outbreak. Andes virus is a type of hantavirus and the only type that is known to spread person-to-person.
  
  This interim guidance reflects current evidence as of May 10, 2026, and may be updated as new information is available.
  
  Appendix 1 contains Andes Virus Exposure Assessment Questionnaire [Andes Virus Public Health Investigation Guidance and Exposure Assessment Questionnaire]
  
  
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Disease Notification Hantavirus Infections Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / Epidemiology Orthohantavirus Public Health Surveillance Zoonoses
• Keywords:
  Andes Virus Hantavirus HPS
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9ebf7faf13e82a42366fe930fd40cb194a76c05082c9cc2595ff3a5a1fa8cf2bc64dd16b057e77092e4d6173e60ab69cf78042e6f1190c3f1e06106d1d9ed2d2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/256281/cdc_256281_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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