# The Department of Health has reassured the public that there is no need for panic after three people who tested positive for Hantavirus following an Atlantic cruise have died. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases is carrying out contact tracing, while the World Health Organisation is leading an international response to help contain the outbreak. The department’s Foster Mohale says the overall risk to the public is low:
Health Department says no need for panic after cruise ship illness [SOUND]
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