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Passenger Quarantined in US After Hantavirus Outbreak
A passenger from a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak is currently in quarantine in Nebraska. The CDC has classified the situation as a level 3 emergency response. (sources: theguardian, nytimes, the-sun, kptv, aljazeera)
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Fifteen passengers from the cruise ship are being monitored for hantavirus at a National Quarantine Unit. An Oregon doctor aboard the ship has tested positive for the virus.
- The CDC has classified the hantavirus outbreak as a level 3 emergency response.
- Fifteen passengers from the cruise ship are quarantined in Nebraska.
- An Oregon doctor on the cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus.
- Spain has reported a new hantavirus case in a passenger evacuated from the cruise ship.
Why it matters
The situation raises concerns about public health and safety as travelers return from the affected cruise ship.
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