US Tracks 18 Hondius Evacuees as Hantavirus Outbreak Continues
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Eighteen evacuees from the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak are in U.S. care—16 in quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha and two in Emory University biocontainment units—with one symptomatic but later testing negative for Andes virus. Globally, 11 cases have been linked to the outbreak (9 confirmed Andes virus, 2 probable), and public risk remainsLow. The Hondius is heading to Rotterdam for sanitization as health authorities coordinate monitoring and testing and urge vigilance without panic.
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