Flight Attendant Tests Negative After Contact With Hantavirus Patient

A Dutch KLM flight attendant who had contact with a woman who later died from a hantavirus infection has tested negative for the virus. The negative test result indicates the virus poses a low risk to the public, a spokesperson said. The contact occurred during a flight before the woman's death from the infection.

Officials reported the test outcome on Friday. The flight attendant remains under monitoring following the exposure incident involving the hantavirus case. Hantavirus infections are rare but can be severe in some cases.

Transmission typically occurs through contact with infected rodents or their droppings rather than person-to-person spread. The negative test in this instance provides reassurance about limited contagiousness in the specific exposure scenario. Health authorities continue to track any similar contacts as standard procedure.