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A critical window to stop hantavirus is opening. Not all countries are managing exposed travelers the same way

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on the infection, Marrazzo said.

That kind of testing, called polymerase chain reaction or PCR, looks for the virus in the blood, which is the first sign of an infection. Instead, the CDC’s approach recommends testing for antibodies, which appear after the body has begun to fight off the infection.

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