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2 more cruise passengers leave Omaha quarantine
Officials said the 42-day monitoring period ended after no U.S. hantavirus cases were confirmed from the cruise ship outbreak.
- Six of 18 passengers exposed to the virus while on a Dutch cruise ship remain quarantined at the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha.
- Two additional passengers left the University of Nebraska Medical Center this week, continuing the gradual releases from the facility that have occurred periodically.
- Medical staff at the Nebraska Medical Center tracked the individuals for symptoms, ensuring the health status of all patients remained under close observation.
- Officials previously required some passengers to stay under quarantine, while others chose monitoring by local health departments after leaving the unit.
- Health officials expressed confidence in current containment measures, noting that the risk of local spread is minimized as the quarantine period nears its conclusion.
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Hantavirus quarantine ends for 18 Americans exposed on a cruise ship | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Quarantine ended on Sunday for American passengers of a cruise ship that was hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. The passengers had been held for weeks at a federal facility in Nebraska.
·Honolulu, United States
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These few people have just spent six weeks in solitary confinement, during which time the disease was still likely to appear in their homes.
·Paris, France
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All crew members from the Hondius cruise ship have now completed their quarantine in the Netherlands. No new cases of hantavirus have been detected among them.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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