Bay Area hantavirus exposures forestall travel with SFO link and Hondius cruise tie
TL;DR
Two hantavirus exposures tied to the Bay Area were reported: a traveler who passed through SFO and was quarantined in French Polynesia, and a San Mateo County resident exposed on the MV Hondius who is in a Nebraska quarantine; public health officials say the overall risk to the public is low, though containment and isolation during the virus’s incubation period are emphasized.
Topics:worldhealth#cruise-ship#hantavirus#health#mv-hondius#san-francisco-international-airport#san-mateo-county
- 2 new hantavirus exposures linked to SFO traveler, San Mateo County resident on MV Hondius cruise ship ABC7 San Francisco
- Doctor from hantavirus-stricken ship tests negative, moves out of biocontainment unit CNN
- A Scientist’s Close Call with Hantavirus Aboard the M.V. Hondius Cruise The New Yorker
- Oregon doctor who helped cruise patients tests positive for hantavirus Statesman Journal
- CDC: Risk to general public from hantavirus is low CIDRAP
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