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2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus

Colorado Springs Gazette·Mike Corder·22 days ago
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Nations around the world on Monday repatriated passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and quarantined or isolated them, including a French woman and an American who tested positive. Passengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the MV Hondius anchored in the Canary Islands. Personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks escorted the travelers from ship to shore in Tenerife, an effort that continued Monday. Three cruise ship passengers have died, and there are at least six confirmed hantavirus cases, according to the World Health Organization. The lab results of the American who tested positive were inconclusive, WHO spokesperson Sarah Tyler said Monday. Health authorities say the risk to the broader public is low from the first-ever hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship . While there is no cure or vaccine for hantavirus, the WHO says early detection and treatment improves survival rates.…

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