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Florida pushes back on CDC hantavirus quarantine rules for Hondius travelers

Florida health officials are pushing back against the CDC’s strict quarantine surveillance for Americans exposed to Andes hantavirus aboard the Hondius, favoring less intrusive public health measures while coordinating with state and federal agencies. About 18 Americans were quarantined at Nebraska’s National Quarantine Unit; 10 have left for home surveillance and eight remain, with the 42-day period ending in late June. None have shown symptoms. Worldwide, 13 Andes hantavirus cases linked to the Hondius have been reported with 3 deaths, but no cases among Americans. The dispute centers on whether 24/7 state surveillance is necessary, as Florida argues established public health practices suffice; travelers like Angela Perryman describe distress in the process.

via NBC News|

#cdc #florida #hantavirus

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Five Americans exit Nebraska hantavirus quarantine tied to Hondius cruise outbreak

Five American passengers have left the Nebraska quarantine facility linked to the hantavirus outbreak aboard the virus-stricken MV Hondius, as disembarkations continue and the ship’s movements are tracked across European ports.

via AP News|

#cruise-ship #hantavirus #health

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Patagonia's hantavirus playbook: lessons from Epuyén to the Hondius

Argentina’s hantavirus experiences, especially the 2018 Epuyén outbreak, informed the quarantine and transmission insights now being applied to the Hondius cruise-ship cases, underscoring that the virus spreads mainly through close contact, has long incubation periods, and that climate-driven rodent dynamics and shifting funding can elevate zoonotic risk and demand sustained public-health investment.

via Financial Times|

#argentina #epuyen #hantavirus

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Hondius hantavirus outbreak cut to 10 after US case ruled false positive

The WHO says the Hondius hantavirus outbreak is down to 10 cases after a US case was ruled a false positive; repeat testing on onboard physician Dr. Kornfeld was negative, evacuation is complete, and authorities warn more cases could appear due to a six-week incubation while 41 exposed individuals remain under monitoring.

via Ars Technica|

#false-positive #hantavirus #health

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Quarantine Keeps a New Yorker Positive Amid Hantavirus Cruise Outbreak

A New Yorker aboard the Hondius describes quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center after the ship’s hantavirus outbreak; 16 Americans are in quarantine with daily temperature checks, in-room routines, and limited outside contact, while others evacuated to different facilities as health officials work to contain the virus, and he remains hopeful despite a scary lead-up to disembarkation and a 40-day stay ahead.

via CBS News|

#cruise-ship #hantavirus #health

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Hondius faces sailing decision by week’s end after hantavirus outbreak

The hantavirus-struck Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius will decide by the end of the week whether it will resume sailing; the vessel is heading to Rotterdam for a thorough disinfection after evacuating more than 120 people, with nine confirmed and two suspected hantavirus cases reported. Oceanwide Expeditions had said it would await official authorization before resuming operations, with a May 29 Arctic cruise and other itineraries potentially affected.

via AP News|

#cruise-ship #hantavirus #hondius

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Hantavirus scare on Hondius: French passenger misdiagnosed as anxiety

A French passenger aboard the MV Hondius who reported flu-like symptoms was initially told they were anxiety; she later tested positive for hantavirus and is in a very critical condition as the ship undergoes quarantine and evacuations of passengers and crew across multiple countries.

via The Guardian|

#evacuation #hantavirus #health

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Evacuated hantavirus-hit cruise ship passengers head to Nebraska for quarantine and monitoring

Seventeen American passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius are being flown to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for evaluation and quarantine; authorities say the immediate public-health risk is low, and after screening they will be monitored and may either stay under quarantine or return home with a 42-day self-isolation period.

via BBC|

#evacuation #hantavirus #hondius

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Symptomatic hantavirus case surfaces amid Hondius evacuation

A French evacuee from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius developed symptoms during the flight home, prompting strict isolation of all five French passengers on the flight. Evacuations from Tenerife continue to move passengers to separate flights to Spain, France, Canada, the Netherlands, the U.K., Ireland and Turkey, with US and Australian flights pending. Across the outbreak, six people have contracted hantavirus and three have died; health authorities say the public risk remains low. The CDC has dispatched teams to the Canary Islands and Nebraska to monitor returning travelers and manage potential imported cases.

via Yahoo|

#canary-islands #evacuation #hantavirus

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Hantavirus-Hit Hondius: Tenerife Evacuations Underway as Ship Heads Toward the Netherlands

More than 40 passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius began disembarking in Tenerife (as many as 46) as international evacuations continue; the ship, carrying 146 people, will head to the Netherlands with remaining passengers ashore soon, while WHO praises the coordination and stresses the public health risk remains low.

via CNN|

#evacuation #hantavirus #health

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Hantavirus-linked Hondius docks in Tenerife as nations coordinate repatriation

The hantavirus-linked cruise ship MV Hondius arrived at Tenerife’s Port of Granadilla for a carefully managed repatriation of its 147 passengers, with U.S. travelers to be transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for quarantine and others evacuated to their home countries or national facilities after testing; the ship will later go to Rotterdam for disinfection, while authorities stress the public risk remains low despite several linked deaths.

via CNN|

#canary-islands #hantavirus #hondius

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Hantavirus outbreak on Hondius rekindles memories of Covid-era cruise lockdowns

Three passengers aboard the MV Hondius have died from the Andes strain of hantavirus as the ship, from Cape Verde to the Canary Islands, heads toward land with evacuations underway (17 Americans to Nebraska for quarantine; others to Madrid). The episode echoes the Diamond Princess Covid-19 lockdown of 2020, with survivors recalling fear and strict isolation; hantavirus can spread person‑to‑person and, in severe cases, be fatal in up to about 50%. The Hondius, a small vessel with roughly 170 passengers, is believed to have been infected after a bird-watching expedition from Argentina to Cape Verde, prompting coordinated international quarantine plans.

via NBC News|

#cruise-ship #diamond-princess #hantavirus

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Hantavirus outbreak on Hondius sparks lockdown off Cape Verde; three dead, WHO says

Three people have died and four are sick aboard the Dutch expedition ship Hondius, currently under lockdown off Cape Verde with about 150 passengers and 61 crew. Authorities are coordinating medical evacuations as two crew members show respiratory symptoms; a British passenger is in ICU in Johannesburg and a Dutch woman died after disembarking with her husband, who also fell ill. The WHO says the global health risk is low and no travel restrictions are needed; disembarkation and repatriation plans are being considered, potentially via the Canary Islands. Hantaviruses are usually rodent-borne with limited human-to-human transmission.

via Yahoo|

#cape-verde #hantavirus #hondius

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Cape Verde blocks harbor entry for hantavirus‑hit Hondius as WHO stresses low public risk

Cape Verde refused the Hondius cruise ship’s docking in Praia amid a suspected hantavirus outbreak on board, with about 149 passengers and crew; three people have died and three are sick, including a crew member in urgent care and a British national in intensive care in Johannesburg. The ship may relocate to the Canary Islands for medical evacuation of the sick as authorities investigate exposure sources. The World Health Organization says the risk to the general public remains low and there is no need for panic or travel restrictions.

via NBC News|

#cape-verde #cruise #hantavirus