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Oregon doctor on Hantavirus cruise ship tests positive as Illinois investigates separate case

The Independent·Owen Scott·19 days ago
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An Oregon doctor who was on the Hantavirus-struck cruise ship MV Hondius has spoken out after testing positive for the disease himself. ​ Dr Stephen Kornfeld, a retired oncologist, was onboard as a civilian but offered his help to the ship’s doctor when passengers became sick. At least three people have died aboard the Oceanwide Expeditions vessel, which began a remote voyage from Argentina to Cape Verde on 1 April, carrying 147 passengers including a number of Americans. Kornfeld, currently at a biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, opened up about how he was feeling after his “faint” positive result. Dr Stephen Kornfeld says that he is in a biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (CNN) “It’s a little weird being in here by myself, but the nurses come in, the doctors come in,” he told CNN . “I’m on WhatsApp all the time.…

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