May 13, 2026 1:08 AM
French minister says it is not certain if hantavirus strain from cruise ship has mutated
French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Tuesday that it wasn't certain whether the hantavirus strain involved in the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship may have mutated, although officials were "rather reassured." "There are things ... we do not know about this virus," Rist told the National Assembly. "We do not yet have the complete sequencing of the virus which allows us to say with certainty today, even if we are rather reassured to date ... that this virus has not yet mutated." T...