Doctor who helped ship take care of passengers with hantavirus is isolated in Nebraska medical unit
Summary
A doctor who helped care for passengers with hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius is now isolated in a medical unit in Nebraska. Over 120 people were evacuated from the ship, with some showing signs of the virus, which can cause serious illness and has led to three deaths worldwide.Key Facts
- Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, an oncologist, volunteered to help sick passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- Kornfeld is the only American isolated in a special biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
- More than 120 passengers and crew were evacuated and quarantined in different countries.
- 15 other Americans are being monitored in Nebraska; 2 more are at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) reports 11 hantavirus cases linked to the cruise, including 3 deaths.
- Hantavirus is usually spread through contact with rodents and rarely spreads between people, though the Andes virus strain on the ship may transfer between people in rare cases.
- The WHO recommends a 42-day quarantine for passengers and crew from the ship.
- There is no cure or vaccine for hantavirus, but early diagnosis and treatment can improve survival.
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