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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: US Passenger From Hantavirus Cruise Ship Tests Positive
Caption: US Passenger From Hantavirus Cruise Ship Tests Positive. A US national evacuated from the MV Hondius has tested positive for hantavirus after returning on a government repatriation flight. Another American passenger is reportedly showing mild symptoms linked to the virus outbreak connected to the expedition cruise. US health officials said both passengers travelled in biocontainment units as a precaution during the evacuation flight. All 17 US citizens on board the repatriation plane will now undergo additional medical screening in Nebraska. Three passengers from the cruise ship — including a Dutch couple and a German woman — have died following the outbreak. Health authorities believe some passengers may have contracted the Andes strain of hantavirus during stops in South America. The World Health Organization has recommended 42 days of isolation for passengers leaving the ship. Despite the confirmed cases, officials continue to say the risk of a large-scale outbreak remains low because human-to-human transmission is considered rare. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Health & Wellbeing,hantavirus,MV Hondius,cruise ship,WHO,Nebraska,repatriation flight,outbreak,virus,cruise,infectious disease,international travel,Tenerife
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