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Last eight Americans leave Nebraska quarantine after hantavirus outbreak
AP News • • health
Key Points:
- The last eight American passengers exposed to a rare hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship have been released from a 42-day quarantine at the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha, Nebraska.
- The outbreak, involving the Andes virus which can rarely spread between people, resulted in 13 cases and three deaths among those on the ship, with 18 Americans quarantined and others monitored at home.
- Passenger Angela Perryman was controversially forced to remain in quarantine due to Florida's refusal to provide round-the-clock surveillance, while others left voluntarily after the monitoring period ended.
- Throughout the quarantine, Omaha locals provided meals and support, with passengers expressing gratitude for the community's kindness, although Perryman criticized the quarantine as a political move.
- The quarantine was based on the virus's incubation period of up to 42 days, and no new cases developed among the quarantined Americans during this time.
