What next for US passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship?
Summary
Seventeen American passengers from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak in the Canary Islands are being flown to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for health checks. Officials will assess their condition and risk, and the passengers will be monitored to prevent any spread of the virus.Key Facts
- The passengers come from the MV Hondius cruise ship docked in Tenerife, Spain.
- They are being flown by a U.S. government charter plane to Omaha, Nebraska.
- At the medical center, officials will check if the passengers need treatment or can return home.
- The risk of a large hantavirus outbreak is considered very low.
- Passengers will self-isolate for 42 days and be monitored by local health authorities.
- The National Quarantine Unit at the medical center is the only federally funded quarantine facility in the U.S.
- The quarantine rooms have systems to stop disease spread and offer comfortable conditions similar to a hotel.
- No passengers currently show hantavirus symptoms, so they will not be tested immediately.
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