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Minnesota Health Officials Monitor Person Potentially Exposed to Hantavirus
The Minnesota Department of Health is monitoring an individual who may have briefly been exposed overseas to a person who tested positive for hantavirus after traveling on the MV Hondius cruise ship. The total number of confirmed and probable cases among those onboard has reached 11, including two confirmed deaths and one suspected death from the virus.
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The Minnesota Department of Health said it is monitoring the condition of a person who may have briefly been exposed overseas to another person who tested positive for hantavirus after being onboard the MV Hondius cruise ship. The department said it is in contact with the person, who has been cooperative.
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Officials are monitoring the individual daily for symptoms. The person does not currently have symptoms, and the department will not release additional information to protect their privacy. The total number of confirmed and probable hantavirus cases among those who were onboard the MV Hondius has risen to 11.
This includes two people confirmed to have died from the virus and one person who remains suspected to have died from it. Passengers began disembarking on Sunday in the Canary Islands. Many boarded charter flights to their home countries from there.
Sixteen American passengers arrived on Monday at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Fifteen of those passengers were being monitored in a quarantine unit. One who had tested positive was placed in a biocontainment unit, officials said. Two other American passengers were flown to Atlanta for further assessment and care.
Fifteen passengers remain in the quarantine unit and one person remains in the biocontainment unit at the Nebraska facility. The passengers are undergoing in-depth interviews to trace their contacts as well as regular symptom monitoring. One of the quarantined passengers shared a video tour of his room.
