Dutch Health Officials Clear Hantavirus Ship to Sail Again
- Two New Yorkers exposed to hantavirus are expected to return home next week following the end of their mandated quarantine at the Nebraska National Quarantine Unit, the state health department said Friday.
- The 18 passengers were repatriated from the Canary Islands on May 11 after becoming part of a global hantavirus outbreak affecting Americans on a cruise ship.
- After state officials raised questions about cost and authorization, the CDC revised its plan, calling for 24/7 monitoring by a health worker at passengers' homes instead of law enforcement presence.
- New York Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald confirmed passengers agreed to isolate in their residences until June 22, stating, "At this point, it is important to emphasize that there is no immediate risk to the public."
- While some passengers may remain in the Nebraska facility to complete the full 42-day incubation period, returnees will continue monitoring in residences located outside New York City.
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The »Hondius« was established after the Hantavirus outbreak in the Netherlands, now the authorities have allowed the ship to continue its journey. However, the quarantine for some passengers is still ongoing.
According to the Dutch authorities, the ship was successfully cleaned and disinfected.
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AlKhaleej TodayHondius resumes voyages after hantavirus deaths, Rotterdam inspectors say ship disinfected and safe
THE HAGUE, May 31 — A cruise ship which sparked a global health alert over a deadly outbreak of hantavirus was on Saturday cleared to put to sea again after cleaning and disinfection.“From a public health perspective, there are no longer any obstacles to putting the Hondius back to sea,” the public health agency in the Dutch port of Rotterdam said following a final inspection on Friday.During the checks, infection control experts “determined tha…
Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak is cleared to sail again after disinfection
MV Hondius sparked a global health crisis earlier this month after 13 confirmed cases of hantavirus were linked to the cruise outbreak with three deaths, but the ship is set to sail again in a matter of weeks
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