Californian exposed to hantavirus aboard cruise ship resides in Bay Area, officials say

A Bay Area nonmigratory who was stuck connected a cruise vessel during a deadly hantavirus outbreak has returned to Santa Clara County and is being monitored by wellness officials.

The Santa Clara County Public Health Department confirmed Sunday that a region nonmigratory has returned to California aft being exposed to the Andes hantavirus portion connected the MV Hondius. Three radical connected committee the luxury cruise vessel person died, and astatine slightest 9 others person suspected cases.

The California nonmigratory is being monitored successful coordination with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the bureau said.

CDPH acknowledged successful a connection Friday that 1 California nonmigratory had already returned home, but didn’t disclose wherever they lived. The bureau said different Californian remained connected the vessel arsenic of Friday.

“At this time, determination is nary known hazard to the nationalist successful Santa Clara County,” said Sarah Rudman, manager of the Santa Clara County Public Health Department.

The CDC has emphasized that the hazard to the American nationalist “is highly low” arsenic American passengers stuck connected the vessel statesman to instrumentality home.

Hantavirus is simply a uncommon illness typically transmitted to humans done inhalation of particles contaminated with the urine, droppings oregon saliva from a rodent.

Passengers began disembarking the vessel Sunday successful the Canary Islands. The CDC says it has sent a squad to behaviour a hazard appraisal for each American passenger.