French woman tests positive for hantavirus and worsens in hospital
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Updated · The Associated Press · May 11
French woman tests positive for hantavirus and worsens in hospital
10 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 11
Health Minister Stephanie Rist said the patient was among five French passengers repatriated Sunday to Paris from the MV Hondius and developed symptoms during the flight.
The ship anchored in the Canary Islands, where former passengers were escorted ashore in protective gear in Tenerife as military and government flights continued evacuations on Monday.
The WHO urged close monitoring of former passengers, many countries imposed quarantines, and US officials said one of 17 Americans flown to Nebraska also tested positive but remained asymptomatic.
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