Three more US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to home states
Yahoo • • health
Key Points:
- Three passengers from the hantavirus-affected MV Hondius cruise ship have returned to their U.S. home states after four weeks of monitoring at the National Quarantine Unit, while 10 others remain under observation in Omaha.
- The CDC requested that individuals linked to the cruise ship stay at the quarantine unit through May 31 to complete the full monitoring period due to the potential 42-day incubation period of hantavirus symptoms.
- Travel for those leaving the facility was coordinated with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and local authorities, with biocontainment measures in place during transport.
- The three passengers returning home will continue to be monitored for an additional two weeks under the supervision of local and state public health departments.
- The CDC is working with impacted states to ensure passengers continue self-monitoring after leaving the quarantine facility.