ROME/PARIS/AMSTERDAM, May 13 (Reuters) - Seventeen people under observation in Italy and Spain for possible hantavirus infection have tested negative, the countries' health ministries said on Wednesday as governments around the globe track the virus to stop it from spreading.
There have been no confirmed cases of hantavirus in Italy, though contradictory reports in Italian media have created confusion about the situation this week.
ROME/PARIS, May 13 (Reuters) - Four people under observation in Italy for possible hantavirus infection have all tested negative, the health ministry said on Wednesday as countries around the globe tried to stop the virus spreading.
A 25-year-old man placed in isolation in Italy tested negative for hantavirus, easing concerns about transmission on a flight that briefly hosted an infected Dutch woman.