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California under scope of health officials after Hantavirus outbreak

California Post·Daniel Farr·25 days ago
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California is now included as a part of a frantic global search to locate passengers who left a cruise ship linked to a deadly outbreak of hantavirus . Three passengers — including a Dutch couple and a German national — died and at least eight others fell ill aboard the MV Hondius after contracting the virus during an expedition run by Netherlands-based Oceanwide Expeditions. Nearly two weeks after the first death onboard , more than two dozen passengers had already disembarked the ship without full contact tracing, according to officials. California is now included as a part of a frantic global search to locate passengers who left a cruise ship linked to a deadly outbreak of hantavirus. AFP via Getty Images Those individuals are now being actively tracked as health agencies work to determine whether any secondary spread has occurred. State health officials confirmed residents of California were aboard the vessel and are being monitored as a precaution.…

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