Case record
KLM Flight Attendant — Amsterdam UMC (NEGATIVE — Ruled Out)
⚠️ RULED OUT — TESTED NEGATIVE. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight attendant admitted to Amsterdam UMC on May 8 with suspected hantavirus after brief cabin contact with a passenger at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport. WHO c...
Case summary
⚠️ RULED OUT — TESTED NEGATIVE. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight attendant admitted to Amsterdam UMC on May 8 with suspected hantavirus after brief cabin contact with a passenger at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport. WHO confirmed negative test result on May 8 (Reuters). Was NOT aboard MV Hondius. Contact lasted 'a matter of minutes' per KLM. Kept in database as an epidemiologically significant ruled-out case: demonstrates brief aircraft cabin contact did NOT result in transmission in this instance. Provides reassurance on transmission risk from incidental passenger contact.
Record details
- Country
- Netherlands
- Role
- Passenger
- Generation
- G2
- Verification
- Verified
Sources
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