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One of the five French citizens who traveled on MV Hondius shows symptoms of hantavirus
One of the five French citizens repatriated this Sunday from Spain after traveling on the cruise ship MV Hondius, identified as a hantavirus infection hotspot, presents symptoms compatible with the disease, reported French Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu. EFE "Five of our compatriots present on MV Hondius, a hantavirus infection hotspot, have [...]
TL;DR
- Five French citizens were repatriated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, a hantavirus infection hotspot.
- One of the repatriated individuals presented symptoms consistent with hantavirus during the repatriation flight.
- All five individuals have been placed in strict isolation at Bichat hospital in Paris for mandatory quarantine.
- The quarantine period is set at six weeks (42 days) due to the virus's long incubation period.
- Authorities are conducting diagnostic tests, including PCR and genetic analyses, with results expected within 24 hours.
- Eight other individuals who traveled on the same plane as a victim of the outbreak have tested negative but remain in preventive isolation.
- French health authorities have adequate reserves of masks and diagnostic capacity through the Pasteur Institute.
- There is currently no approved vaccine for hantavirus, but research is ongoing.