American Flying Back to US Tests Positive For Hantavirus: What Happens Now
Summary
One American passenger evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes variant of hantavirus. The passenger is on a flight to Nebraska and is being treated in a special isolation unit. Other passengers were also exposed to the virus after an outbreak on the ship near the Canary Islands.Key Facts
- The MV Hondius cruise ship had a hantavirus outbreak near the Canary Islands.
- Three people died and five others were infected before evacuation.
- Seventeen American passengers were evacuated from the ship.
- One American tested positive for the Andes hantavirus variant using a PCR test.
- The positive passenger is on a flight to Omaha, Nebraska, and is in biocontainment (isolation).
- Another American passenger shows mild hantavirus symptoms.
- A French passenger developed hantavirus symptoms after leaving the ship and while flying home.
- Health organizations and the cruise company initially reported no symptoms among over 140 people on board.
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