3 New Yorkers Among 18 Quarantined After Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship
The World Health Organization recommended the 42-day period after eight cases, including three deaths, were reported on the MV Hondius.
- On Monday, three New York residents arrived at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska and face a 42-day monitoring period following exposure to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- The MV Hondius outbreak involves the rare Andes virus and began after the vessel departed Argentina in early April, with the World Health Organization reporting at least 10 confirmed or suspected cases and three deaths.
- New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald confirmed no residents show symptoms, emphasizing "at this point, it is important to emphasize that there is no immediate risk to the public."
- Governor Kathy Hochul activated the Wadsworth Laboratory to prepare for potential scenarios while the state coordinates with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to track the situation.
- State officials have not determined whether the residents will return to New York after the monitoring period, while the CDC maintains the risk to the general public remains low.
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3 New York residents being monitored after hantavirus cruise outbreak
Dr. Alister Martin New York City Health Commissioner confirmed on Monday, that three passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship currently experiencing a hantavirus outbreak are residents of New York City, Orange County, and Westchester County, according to a post on X.com.
3 New York residents among those aboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship
Health officials said Monday afternoon that three New York residents -- including one from NYC -- were aboard the MV Hondius, the luxury cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. The three New Yorkers are among the 17 Americans now home in the United States after the final 28 people prepared to disembark the vessel in Tenerife, the Canary Islands, early Monday. All three touched down at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska and are …
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