A luxury cruise ship recently suffered a Hantavirus outbreak. The MV Hondius departed from Argentina on April 1. It travels to the Canary Islands soon. Three people died from the Hantavirus outbreak.
The risk to the wider public stays low. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated an emergency response. The agency classified this outbreak as a Level 3 emergency. The agency sent medical staff to the Canary Islands.
They will escort American passengers home on a charter flight. A US government medical flight will evacuate the passengers. The flight will land at an air force base in Omaha. The passengers will quarantine at a university center in Nebraska.
State health departments are monitoring at least six returned passengers. Georgia and Texas each have two potential cases. The virus spreads mostly through infected rodents. The World Health Organization monitors the situation closely. The virus has an incubation period of six weeks.
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