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Americans on hantavirus cruise ship reportedly to be quarantined in US
US CDC personnel are reportedly meeting ship in Canary Islands to accompany Americans on a flight to Nebraska
TL;DR
- CDC is reportedly sending personnel to the Canary Islands to meet a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak.
- American passengers are expected to be flown to Nebraska for quarantine.
- Nebraska has specialized units ready to provide care and prevent spread.
- US State Department is organizing repatriation efforts with other agencies and the Spanish government.
- New Jersey is monitoring two residents for potential exposure after contact with someone who had been on the ship.
- There are three suspected and five confirmed cases of Andes virus, a type of hantavirus, with three deaths and three hospitalizations.
- Oceanwide Expeditions estimates 17 Americans are onboard the vessel.
- The World Health Organization is coordinating the international response.