Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska

OMAHA, Nebraska — The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials on Monday confirmed the end of the quarantine. “Through … Read more

CDC and Florida at odds over hantavirus cruise ship passenger’s quarantine

Florida health officials are pushing back at quarantine guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius exposed to the deadly Andes hantavirus. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. One American who was on the cruise ship says … Read more

State trooper guards and daily fever checks: Some hantavirus cruise ship passengers go home

Five of the 18 U.S. cruise ship passengers quarantined in Nebraska went home Monday, halfway through their quarantine after being exposed to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The five passengers were … Read more

Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks raise questions about Trump’s health agency cuts

The Trump administration’s deep cuts to federal health agencies have become a political liability after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship and the spread of an even more fearsome disease, Ebola, in Africa. At least that’s the way many Democrats see it. They have seized on the situation to charge that the … Read more

Spanish government confirms new case of hantavirus

The Spanish government on Monday said it has confirmed a new case of hantavirus connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius, which became the center of an outbreak that killed three people earlier this month. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A Spanish national who has … Read more

Hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship rise to 12 after crew member tests positive

A 12th hantavirus case has been confirmed after a crew member aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, which arrived in the Netherlands last week for disinfection, tested positive, the World Health Organization said Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. At a Friday press conference, WHO … Read more

American who was on the hantavirus cruise ship says isolation center is like ‘prison’

A man from New York State who was on board the Hondius cruise ship — which became the center of an outbreak of hantavirus that killed three people earlier this month — reveals the Nebraska health facility where he’s being quarantined feels like “prison.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free … Read more

Hantavirus Cruise Ship Arrives in Netherlands to Be Disinfected

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