NC person among those quarantined from hantavirus cruise ship
ABC11 Raleigh-Durham • • health
Key Points:
- A North Carolina resident who was on a cruise ship involved in a deadly hantavirus outbreak has been evacuated to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for monitoring.
- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the individual's presence on the ship but has not released their identity.
- NCDHHS emphasized that there are no confirmed hantavirus cases in North Carolina and that the risk of infection in the state remains extremely low.
- All passengers from the cruise ship will undergo a 42-day monitoring period for hantavirus symptoms following their last possible exposure.
- State health officials are coordinating closely with federal and local agencies to support the affected individual and protect public health.