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Last American hantavirus cruise ship passenger released from quarantine
Key takeaways
- The 18 Americans onboard the M/V Hondius cruise ship have since completed their 42-day monitoring period, the CDC noted.
- The latest update from the medical center, on Thursday, said 12 of the 18 U.S. passengers had left the quarantine unit.
- Three individuals on the cruise ship who contracted hantavirus died earlier this year, according to the World Health Organization.
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The 18 Americans onboard the M/V Hondius cruise ship have since completed their 42-day monitoring period, the CDC noted. Those individuals isolated at the National Quarantine Unit (NQU) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
The latest update from the medical center, on Thursday, said 12 of the 18 U.S. passengers had left the quarantine unit.
Three individuals on the cruise ship who contracted hantavirus died earlier this year, according to the World Health Organization. Those passengers contracted the Andes strain of the virus, which can cause severe respiratory disease, according to the CDC.
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