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Two hantavirus passengers in Atlanta while rest isolate in Nebraska
Two U.S. passengers aboard the cruise ship that was hit by a rare hantavirus outbreak are being monitored in Georgia, while 16 others are at a prestigious medical facility in Nebraska, officials said Monday.
TL;DR
- Two U.S. passengers are being monitored in Georgia after a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- Sixteen other passengers are quarantining at the University of Nebraska Medical Center; one U.S. passenger tested positive but is asymptomatic.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters are in Atlanta, where one symptomatic passenger is being monitored.
- Officials state the Andes variant of hantavirus has a very low risk of transmission, requiring prolonged close contact.
- Seventeen Americans and one British dual national were aboard the ship; three non-U.S. citizens have died in the outbreak.
- The passengers are entering a 42-day monitoring period.
- The age range of quarantined passengers is from late 20s to late 70s/early 80s.