Possible Hantavirus Ship Contact Flew Out of US After Outbreak News Emerged
Summary
A woman who left the cruise ship MV Hondius before a hantavirus outbreak was confirmed has traveled to the remote Pitcairn Islands, where she is now in quarantine. Health officials are monitoring her because the virus strain involved can spread between people, which is unusual for hantavirus.Key Facts
- The MV Hondius cruise ship had a hantavirus outbreak with 11 cases and 3 deaths confirmed.
- The outbreak was linked to a rare "Andes" strain of hantavirus that can spread from person to person.
- A woman who left the ship before the outbreak was known returned briefly to California, then traveled to the Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific.
- The Pitcairn Islands have about 50 residents and the woman is currently isolating there.
- Health officials, including the CDC and British authorities, are monitoring her health.
- The woman has not shown any symptoms so far.
- She traveled from San Francisco to Tahiti, then to Mangareva, and finally to Pitcairn without informing authorities about possible virus exposure.
- The woman will not be allowed to leave Pitcairn as long as she could be a risk to others.
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