The United States Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed that one of the 17 American citizens being evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has tested mildly positive for the virus.
According to the department on Sunday, “One passenger currently has mild symptoms and another passenger tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus.”
The agency added that both passengers are being transported in the aircraft’s biocontainment units “out of an abundance of caution.”
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The Americans were evacuated from Spain’s Canary Islands, where the cruise ship had docked, and are expected to be taken to a specialised medical facility in the rural state of Nebraska. The passenger showing mild symptoms will be transferred to another medical centre.
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Officials said that upon arrival, “each person will undergo clinical assessment and receive appropriate care and support based on their condition.”
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The outbreak occurred aboard the MV Hondius, where three passengers have reportedly died and several others have become ill from the rare disease, which is commonly transmitted through rodents.
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