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KLM flight attendant tested negative for hantavirus infection, WHO says

By Thomson Reuters May 8, 2026 | 2:15 AM

AMSTERDAM, May 8 (Reuters) – The World ​Health Organisation ‌on Friday said a Dutch KLM ‌flight ​attendant ⁠who had ⁠been in contact with a woman ​who died from ⁠a ⁠hantavirus infection ​in Johannesburg ​had tested negative ‌for a possible infection.

The woman ⁠had been admitted to a ⁠hospital ‌in Amsterdam ⁠on ​Thursday ‌with signs ​of a ⁠possible infection.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer;Editing by Alison ​Williams)