17 US Hondius/Hantavirus Ship Passengers To Isolate In… Nebraska.

I think we now have an archive of about seven stories on this narrative -- in just the past two weeks. The rapidly unfolding viral outbreak -- coupled to the lethality of it all -- has made for a tragic and compelling throughline here, all in one.

Here is the latest from the Wa Po:

. . .Public health officials in the U.S. outlined their plans to transport and monitor the 17 American passengers set to disembark from a cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak, indicating on Saturday that the goal is to send them home to self-isolate after an initial assessment at a federal quarantine facility in Nebraska.

Three cruise passengers who were aboard the polar expedition ship Hondius have died in recent weeks. As of Saturday, eight cases of the hantavirus linked to the ship are suspected, with five cases confirmed by testing. The ship is on its way to dock in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands. . . .

Now you know -- back in the Chi's warmth. . . smile.

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