The French Ministry of Health reported that a tourist who had visited France in late July was diagnosed with Andean Hantavirus. The patient has now returned to Spain and is being quarantined with his family. The French National Hantavirus Reference Center confirmed on the same day that the infected strain was an Andean type. The French Ministry of Health said the patient had mild symptoms and is now asymptomatic. The relevant departments have initiated an epidemiological investigation, traced the patient's travel trajectory in France, and adopted corresponding prevention and control measures. On the same day, the French Ministry of Health convened an expert team to jointly assess the risks and follow-up countermeasures of the imported case with the French General Administration of Health and the French Public Health Service, and stated that a coordination mechanism at the European level had been initiated.

The French Ministry of Health reported that a tourist who had visited France in late July was diagnosed with Andean Hantavirus. The patient has now returned to Spain and is being quarantined with his family. The French National Hantavirus Reference Center confirmed on the same day that the infected strain was an Andean type. The French Ministry of Health said the patient had mild symptoms and is now asymptomatic. The relevant departments have initiated an epidemiological investigation, traced the patient's travel trajectory in France, and adopted corresponding prevention and control measures. On the same day, the French Ministry of Health convened an expert team to jointly assess the risks and follow-up countermeasures of the imported case with the French General Administration of Health and the French Public Health Service, and stated that a coordination mechanism at the European level had been initiated.