The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on May 10 that one American evacuated from the MV Hondius tested positive for the Andes strain of the hantavirus, which can spread between humans, while another American showing mild symptoms.
The two individuals are among 17 American passengers evacuated from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship, which has been at the center of a hantavirus outbreak.
“All 17 are currently en route via @StateDept airlift to the United States, with two of the passengers travelling in the plane’s biocontainment units out of an abundance of caution.
“One passenger currently has mild symptoms and another passenger tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus,” the HHS said in a post on X….