17 American Passengers from Hantavirus-Infected Cruise Ship Repatriated to U.S.; One Tests Positive
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Summary
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced that 17 American passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which experienced a hantavirus outbreak, are being repatriated to the United States via a State Department airlift. Two passengers are traveling in biocontainment units as a precaution, with one passenger having tested positive for hantavirus and another exhibiting mild symptoms. The situation involves a cruise ship outbreak of the potentially deadly virus transmitted by rodents.
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One passenger currently has mild symptoms and another passenger has tested positive for hantavirus.
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