MV Hondius American passengers fly to Nebraska for hantavirus evaluation
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Updated · abcnews.com · May 9
MV Hondius American passengers fly to Nebraska for hantavirus evaluation
12 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · May 9
The 17 Americans, all testing negative as of Saturday, are due to disembark in the Canary Islands on Sunday before CDC assessment at the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha.
There will be no mandatory quarantine. An American oncologist onboard, Dr Stephen Kornfeld, stepped in after the ship's doctor fell ill during the outbreak.
Six people on the cruise tested positive and three died, including one probable case onboard; infected passengers and crew are isolated or hospitalised in the Netherlands, South Africa and Switzerland.
Dozens of passengers left the infected ship weeks ago. Is a silent, global outbreak already underway?
A rare virus now spreads between people on a ship. What does this outbreak signal for the future of global travel?
This deadly outbreak was caused by a known virus. Which neglected pathogen poses the next major threat to global health?