1 American returning from hantavirus-stricken cruise showing symptoms, another US passenger postive: HHS

Source: New York Post

An American passenger returning to the US from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for the deadly virus, while a second is showing mild symptoms, health officials said. The two passengers will fly inside biocontainment units during a repatriation flight to bring all 17 US passengers from the luxury cruise liner to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the Department of Health and Human Services announced on Sunday evening. An American passenger returning to the US from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for the virus, with a second passenger also showing mild symptoms, according to authorities.