Hantavirus Cruise Passenger Told Symptoms Were 'Just Anxiety'
- A French woman evacuated from the Hondius cruise ship is in critical condition in Paris after testing positive for hantavirus, despite doctors initially dismissing her flu-like symptoms as anxiety.
- The hantavirus outbreak on the Hondius has killed three people—a German passenger and a Dutch couple—with eight infections confirmed since the vessel docked in Tenerife, Spain.
- Javier Padilla Bernaldez, the Spanish health minister, said doctors from the European Centre assessed the woman as anxious, even though her condition deteriorated rapidly after evacuation from the ship.
- Nearly 120 passengers and crew from 23 nations were evacuated in an operation authorities described as "complex" and "unprecedented," with survivors now isolating for 45 days across France, the Netherlands, and other countries.
- At least 26 crew members and two health workers remained aboard as the Hondius headed to Rotterdam for disinfection, carrying the body of a German passenger who died during the voyage.
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Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as ‘anxiety’
A French woman who tested positive for hantavirus after disembarking from the virus-stricken cruise ship is now in a critical condition after doctors initially dismissed her symptoms as anxiety.
A French passenger on the cruise ship Hondius was initially reassured by doctors on board. Her symptoms were said to be caused by stress and anxiety, but she later tested positive for the hantavirus. The woman is now in critical condition in a hospital in Paris. Follow all developments regarding the hantavirus in our live blog.
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