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MADACC Enters Quarantine as FPV Cat Virus Strikes Shelter
local14 days ago

MADACC Enters Quarantine as FPV Cat Virus Strikes Shelter

MADACC is operating at over capacity as its cat kennels are quarantined due to feline panleukopenia (FPV), a highly contagious virus with no cure that can persist in the environment for a year or longer. The shelter is boosting cleaning and biosecurity, urges vaccination and indoor living for cats, and asks the public not to bring healthy stray cats to the facility—instead using microchips and local networks to locate owners. Sick or endangered animals still get help, and currently adoptable cats are kept in a separate room and have not shown FPV symptoms.

via WISN|
#cat-shelter#feline-panleukopenia#fpv
Quarantine on Congo River boat as Ebola fears rise
world19 days ago

Quarantine on Congo River boat as Ebola fears rise

Congolese authorities quarantined the Yingfeng 2, a Chinese-operated boat, after a feverish passenger died and several others followed, intercepting the vessel about 65km from Kinshasa. Health teams are screening all 255 passengers for Ebola and cholera with a mobile lab; no positives have been reported yet, even as the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DR Congo continues with thousands of cases and deaths and no vaccine yet, though trials are under way. The boat has traveled over 1,700km toward Kinshasa and is being held to prevent potential spread while authorities bolster monitoring.

via BBC|
#congo-river#democratic-republic-of-congo#ebola
world1 month ago

Kenya's quarantine clash: Ebola responders kept abroad despite court halt

Seven American disaster-response workers with Samaritan’s Purse, helping with the Congo Ebola outbreak, are being quarantined for 21 days at a Kenyan facility after Kenya’s High Court blocked its construction; the move coincides with the U.S. using Title 42 to require Congo travelers to spend 21 days in another country before returning home. The workers are under precautionary monitoring by U.S. Public Health Service clinicians and housed in military tents, with meals from the U.S. military, while it remains unclear if they were exposed to Ebola. The Congo outbreak has surpassed 2,100 cases and 828 deaths, fueling criticism that Americans exposed to Ebola should be treated domestically rather than abroad.

via Politico|
#drc-congo#ebola#kenya
Measles outbreak triggers quarantines at Arizona ICE detention centers
local1 month ago

Measles outbreak triggers quarantines at Arizona ICE detention centers

Seven active measles cases at the Florence Detention Center complex in Arizona have prompted quarantines, halted movement inside the facility, and suspension of non-legal visits as ICE works to contain the outbreak; DHS says detainees are receiving medical care and that there are no confirmed cases at Eloy or the Florence Staging Facility, but advocates say detainees still face limited access to legal services and healthcare, underscoring a broader rise in measles cases nationwide amid waning vaccination rates.

via Arizona Daily Star|
#florence-detention-center#ice#immigration-detention
Cruise-Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Declared Over by WHO
health1 month ago

Cruise-Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Declared Over by WHO

The WHO announced the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship is over, with the last exposed person completing a 42‑day quarantine and testing negative; 13 cases (12 confirmed, 1 probable) and 3 deaths were reported, and authorities will continue international monitoring and a multi-country study to advance diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines.

via ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos|
#cruise-ship#hantavirus#health
Nebraska frees eight Americans after 6-week hantavirus quarantine tied to Canary Islands cruise
health2 months ago

Nebraska frees eight Americans after 6-week hantavirus quarantine tied to Canary Islands cruise

Eight Americans released from a 42‑day quarantine in Omaha after exposure to a hantavirus outbreak on a Canary Islands cruise, a detention that drew criticism as overreach even as officials said it protected public health. The final eight were freed after authorities, including HHS under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., overrode CDC guidance for self-quarantine; none of the Nebraskan group reportedly contracted the virus, while other evacuees faced fatalities and illnesses on the ship.

via The Guardian|
#canary-islands#hantavirus#health
Final hantavirus quarantine ends in Nebraska as Hondius outbreak clears
health2 months ago

Final hantavirus quarantine ends in Nebraska as Hondius outbreak clears

The last eight American passengers remaining in a Nebraska quarantine unit have left the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha, concluding a 42-day monitoring period after exposure to hantavirus on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. More than 120 people were evacuated from the Hondius, including 18 Americans who were quarantined in Omaha, with 13 hantavirus cases identified on the ship and three deaths overall. Some passengers had left earlier under monitoring agreements; Angela Perryman said Florida officials forced her to stay, calling the quarantine a political stunt. None of the Americans in quarantine developed hantavirus, and government flights home were funded as passengers were released.

via CNN|
#cruise-ship#hantavirus#health
Kennedy’s hantavirus quarantine overruling CDC prompts constitutional concerns from health experts
health2 months ago

Kennedy’s hantavirus quarantine overruling CDC prompts constitutional concerns from health experts

Health-law experts condemn the Trump-era order in which HHS Secretary Kennedy overrode the CDC’s recommendation to quarantine Angela Perryman after hantavirus exposure, calling it unconstitutional and coercive and warning it could set a dangerous precedent for future outbreaks. The CDC had suggested home quarantine with daily monitoring, while Kennedy extended a mandatory, facility-based quarantine without a cited scientific rationale. Florida declined the order, and concerns about civil liberties and government overreach—especially given typical, less-restrictive public-health measures—underscore fears that such actions could drive people to hide exposures and hinder future outbreak responses.

via The Guardian|
#cdc#hantavirus#health
Texas Shelters Brace for Screwworm Surge Under Quarantine
health2 months ago

Texas Shelters Brace for Screwworm Surge Under Quarantine

Texas faces a potential surge in shelter euthanizations as the New World screwworm prompts quarantines across 13 counties; agencies, shelters, and rescue groups are coordinating inspections and treatment to slow the spread, while rural shelters fear overcrowding could force thousands of animals to be euthanized if movement is blocked and public reporting is encouraged to protect animals and public health.

via The Texas Tribune|
#animal-shelters#health#outbreak
RFK Jr. keeps hantavirus quarantine in place, drawing rights concerns
health2 months ago

RFK Jr. keeps hantavirus quarantine in place, drawing rights concerns

RFK Jr. overruled federal health officials to keep a 47-year-old hantavirus patient evacuated from a cruise ship in Nebraska’s quarantine unit, despite Florida’s offer for home monitoring with daily checks. The CDC had urged daily in-person monitoring, but Kennedy signed a quarantine order that could extend until June 21, a decision critics like public-health expert Lawrence Gostin call a rights violation. Some officials argued the plan was excessive, while others supported it for community protection. The patient described life in quarantine as prison-like, and as of mid-June eight of the original 18 evacuees remained in the Nebraska facility.

via AP News|
#florida#hantavirus#health
Nebraska quarantine keeps hantavirus cruise passenger in isolation despite CDC advice
health2 months ago

Nebraska quarantine keeps hantavirus cruise passenger in isolation despite CDC advice

Angela Perryman, a hantavirus cruise passenger, remains in a Nebraska quarantine unit by order of Health Secretary RFK Jr. despite CDC guidance that home monitoring could be safe for her to return to Florida; the case highlights tensions between federal public-health recommendations and state quarantine policies, with Perryman’s supporters arguing the isolation infringes her rights while officials say the measure protects public health.

via The Washington Post|
#hantavirus#health#infectious-diseases