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Hantavirus: Cruise Britons Isolate as Captain Praises ‘Kindness’ and ‘Unity’
Passengers are under precautionary monitoring and testing after the outbreak left three people dead, officials said.
- On Sunday, 20 British nationals from the MV Hondius arrived at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral after the cruise ship docked in Tenerife, joined by a German resident and a Japanese passenger for a 42-day quarantine.
- The outbreak involves the rare Andes virus strain capable of human-to-human transmission, resulting in three deaths worldwide; health officials distinguish it from COVID-19, noting distinct transmission patterns and lower pandemic risk.
- U.S. officials confirmed an 18th American patient tested positive among those isolating in Nebraska on Monday, while French authorities reported a repatriated passenger tested positive after her health worsened in hospital overnight.
- Captain Jan Dobrogowski praised the "patience and kindness" of passengers and crew in a video message, while UKHSA officials confirmed Arrowe Park staff are conducting daily welfare checks and intensive clinical assessments.
- Specialized teams including paratroopers and an Army nurse from 16 Air Assault Brigade were deployed to remote Tristan da Cunha to assist an isolating British national, while the World Health Organization recommends 42-day quarantine protocols.
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AlKhaleej TodayEvacuated US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus
A French woman and an American evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have tested positive for the virus, as the complex operation to repatriate those onboard continued on Monday.
·Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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US, France Say Cruise Passengers Test Positive for Hantavirus
The US citizens who were aboard the Hondius cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Nebraska for assessment, including one patient who is in a specialized biocontainment unit after testing positive for the rare respiratory disease.
·United States
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