Repatriation Under Way for 17 Americans From Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise
TL;DR
Seventeen Americans from the hantavirus-stricken cruise Hondius have left Tenerife on a charter flight back to the United States. Upon arrival in Omaha, CDC teams will interview and assess their exposure risk, with those not in close contact deemed low risk and others medium/high risk; travelers may stay in Nebraska or return home under state/public health supervision, with no mandatory quarantine for asymptomatic individuals. This response follows hantavirus protocols, while WHO guidance on longer quarantine exists but is not enforceable.
- Americans onboard hantavirus cruise ship to be repatriated to US The Guardian
- What the numbers tell us about hantavirus CNN
- What next for US passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship? BBC
- Cruise Ship Linked to Hantavirus Outbreak Arrives in Spain’s Canary Islands for Disembarking The New York Times
- One of repatriated French passengers from hantavirus-hit ship has symptoms, PM says Reuters
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