Ship passenger making best of quarantine after hantavirus outbreak
AP News • • health
Key Points:
- Jake Rosmarin, a passenger on the MV Hondius, is among 18 Americans quarantined in specialized healthcare units after a hantavirus outbreak on the ship caused three deaths and multiple illnesses.
- Rosmarin is being held at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and expects to remain there for 42 days as a precaution despite not showing symptoms.
- The hantavirus involved, the Andes virus, is rare but may spread between people, prompting strict quarantine measures for exposed passengers from the South Atlantic expedition.
- The MV Hondius, described as an expedition vessel with stringent biosecurity to protect fragile ecosystems, had to extend the trip duration due to the outbreak discovered just before disembarkation.
- Rosmarin remains optimistic during isolation, sharing glimpses of his quarantine life on social media, while awaiting reunion with his fiancé in Boston after the ordeal.