Americans onboard hantavirus cruise ship to be repatriated to US
Summary
Seventeen Americans who were on a cruise ship with exposure to hantavirus have been brought back to the United States. They arrived in Nebraska, where health officials from the CDC are interviewing them and assessing their risk of infection to decide on next steps.Key Facts
- The cruise ship M/V Hondius had a hantavirus situation onboard.
- All passengers were evacuated after the ship docked in Tenerife, Spain.
- U.S. CDC medical teams met the passengers in Spain for interviews and health assessments.
- The 17 American passengers were flown to Nebraska on a special chartered flight.
- Nebraska hosts a national quarantine unit and a biocontainment unit to handle infectious diseases.
- The CDC uses interviews to categorize passengers as low, medium, or high risk based on exposure.
- Passengers can choose to stay in Nebraska or return home with CDC and local health support if safe.
- The CDC clarified hantavirus is not like COVID-19 and does not recommend testing people without symptoms or quarantining them.
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