New Yorker describes hantavirus quarantine experience after cruise ship outbreak
Summary
A group of 16 American passengers, including Jake Rosmarin from New York, are quarantined in Nebraska after a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship M/V Hondius. So far, there are 11 confirmed or suspected hantavirus cases with three deaths, and those affected are being monitored and treated in specialized medical facilities.Key Facts
- The hantavirus outbreak started on the cruise ship M/V Hondius.
- There are 11 confirmed or suspected hantavirus cases and three deaths linked to the outbreak.
- Sixteen American passengers were flown to Nebraska for quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
- One passenger tested mildly positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus.
- Passengers are kept in single rooms with no visitors except medical staff.
- Daily health checks, including temperature and blood tests, are conducted on quarantined passengers.
- The ship was allowed to dock only in the Canary Islands after other ports refused due to the virus.
- The cruise was an expedition with about 150 people from 15 countries on board.
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