18 U.S. Hondius Passengers Remain Quarantined for 42 Days After Andes Hantavirus Exposure
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Updated · NBC News · May 14
18 U.S. Hondius Passengers Remain Quarantined for 42 Days After Andes Hantavirus Exposure
7 articles · Updated · NBC News · May 14
Eighteen U.S. passengers from the MV Hondius are still in federal quarantine, with the CDC urging them to remain isolated through a 42-day incubation period that began Monday when they left the ship.
CDC doctors are still interviewing passengers to gauge how closely they were exposed, and no state or federal quarantine orders have been issued while officials work out where each person can safely stay.
Two Americans have been tested for the Andes strain; one symptomatic passenger treated at Emory tested negative, and a Nebraska patient who had a faint positive later tested negative and was moved out of biocontainment.
At least seven other Americans are quarantining at home in multiple states under health-department monitoring, with guidance that can include separate rooms and N95 masks; CDC is testing only exposed people with symptoms.
Eleven hantavirus cases linked to the cruise have been reported worldwide, including eight confirmed cases and three deaths; all involve the Andes strain, which can spread person to person but rarely does so.
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