One American who was on a hantavirus-ravaged cruise ship has tested positive for the virus, while a second is showing symptoms.
Both Americans were aboard the MV Hondius and were evacuated with 15 other Americans on board, according to theNew York Post.
The infected passengers were in biocontainment units on the flight to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the Department of Health and Human Services said.
The former passengers landed in Nebraska on Monday around 2:30 a.m.
Officials said one passenger tested “mildly PCR positive” for Andes virus — the hantavirus strain that led to at least three shipboard deaths — while it was not clear if the second passenger with symptoms had been tested.
“As of now, the airlift will transport passengers to the ASPR Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center (RESPTC) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska before taking the passenger with mild symptoms to a second RESPTC at its final destination,” the Department of Health and Human Services said.
The World Health Organization recommended that anyone coming off the ship be in quarantine for 42 days.
The final passengers aboard the ship were due to be evacuated Monday and sent to their respective countries, according toUSA Today. There were 94 passengers from 19 nations evacuated.
Passengers were isolated to prevent contact with the public during their evacuation from the ship to aircraft that would take them home.
A French citizen has also tested positive.
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