French Evacuee Shows Hantavirus Symptoms on Flight to Paris
French authorities placed five evacuees in strict isolation after one developed symptoms during the repatriation flight, officials said.
- A passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius showed symptoms of hantavirus while being repatriated from Tenerife to Paris on a chartered flight.
- French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the infected passenger was among five people evacuated from the vessel following the outbreak.
- French authorities immediately placed all five passengers in strict isolation until further notice to prevent further spread of the disease.
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France confirms hantavirus infection from cruise ship, isolates contact cases
France has confirmed that a passenger who was flown back to France Sunday from a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested positive and several other contact cases are being isolated. The health ministry says France is equipped to handle an increase in cases.
The traveler of the 'MV Hondius' had symptoms during the flight to Paris and her condition worsened during the night of Sunday to Monday
3 passengers, French and American, test positive or have symptoms of hantavirus after evacuation
A French woman evacuated from a cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus and her health worsened in the hospital overnight, French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said Monday.
A French woman was tested positive for the Hantavirus, after being repatriated from the ship MV Hondius. The government strengthened the health protocol in force, and specified in a decree the modalities of quarantine.
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