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Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment

A US passenger tested "mildly positive," but WHO is calling it "inconclusive" for now.

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Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment

The cruise ship rocked by an unprecedented Andes hantavirus outbreak arrived in the Canary Islands off the coast of Tenerife Island over the weekend and is being evacuated. At least one new case has been identified amid the disembarkment. As of Monday morning, officials for the World Health Organization reported that the last of the passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship are expected to be evacuated today. Thirty crew will remain on board and see the ship back to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Prior to the evacuation there were 147 people on board. All of those evacuated from the ship are being transported off the island on specially arranged repatriation flights, not commercial flights. The evacuations and flights are being coordinated by Spanish authorities as well as the WHO and other national health officials. Read full article Comments

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Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment

A US passenger tested "mildly positive," but WHO is calling it "inconclusive" for now.

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