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"path": "/2026/05/14/public-risk-of-hantavirus-very-low-in-maryland-as-officials-monitor-two-residents-for-symptoms/",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-14T05:28:43.000Z",
"site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
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"hantavirus",
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"Maryland Department of Health",
"Meg Sullivan",
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"textContent": "State health officials reiterated Wednesday that the risk to public health from hantavirus remains very low, even as the health department keeps tabs on two Maryland residents who were potentially exposed to the rare infectious disease during recent air travel.",
"title": "Public risk of hantavirus ‘very low’ in Maryland, as officials monitor two residents for symptoms"
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