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Dutch Hospital Staff with Hantavirus Patient Quarantined After Procedure Error
- Twelve staff members at Radboud University Medical Centre entered preventive quarantine for six weeks on Monday after failing to follow protocols while treating a hantavirus patient evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- The patient was medically evacuated last week from the MV Hondius, which has been at the center of an international health emergency involving a hantavirus outbreak that resulted in three deaths among the 147 passengers and crew aboard.
- Procedural errors occurred during blood processing and urine disposal, with the hospital stating on Monday, "Due to the nature of the virus, this blood should have been processed according to a stricter procedure."
- Radboudumc board chair Dr. Bertine Lahuis expressed regret, stating, "Despite the fact that the chance of actual infection is very small, these measures have a significant impact on all those involved."
- The MV Hondius is expected to arrive in Rotterdam on Sunday, May 17, 2026, carrying 25 crew and two medical staff who will undergo mandatory disinfection and screening procedures upon arrival.
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