A French national evacuated from a luxury cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak tested positive for the virus, the French health minister said Monday. Four other French passengers from the ship tested negative, but will be re-tested, the minister added.
Glad they evacuated him quickly, but hope the other four really are negative—hantavirus is no joke.
So one out of five French passengers positive? That’s scary given how deadly this virus can be.
Why wasn’t the whole ship quarantined immediately after the first cases? Seems like a slow response.
I wonder if the other four will eventually test positive too—hantavirus has a long incubation period.
The health minister should release more details about the ship’s itinerary and where they might have been exposed.
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