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Officials Confirm Chelan Hantavirus Case Unrelated to Cruise Outbreak
Officials said the patient was likely exposed in or near a residence where mice may have been present; Washington typically records one to five cases a year.
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France Holds Ambition Passengers in Bordeaux After Norovirus Outbreak
By Thursday morning, Ambassador reported sixty passengers and four crew with symptoms aboard Ambition; French authorities said no serious cases had been reported.
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Arizona Resident Assessed After MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak
MV Hondius carried eighty-six passengers and sixty-one crew from twenty-three countries on a South Atlantic voyage that began April 1 in Ushuaia, Argentina.
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Illinois Probes Potential Hantavirus Case Tied to Rodent Droppings
The resident had mild symptoms and did not need hospitalization; Illinois has recorded seven hantavirus cases since surveillance began in 1993.
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Portland Plans Alerts for Cruise Ship Outbreaks
Portland expects more than eighty cruise dockings from May twenty-second through early November, with notices planned through city channels and Portland Downtown.
Carnival Cruise Line
Priority-Line Fight on Carnival Spirit Leads to Federal Citations
Carnival staff intervened in front of several bystanders, and court summaries said investigators reviewed surveillance footage before citations were issued.
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France Confirms Hantavirus Case in MV Hondius Passenger
France's Pasteur Institute found the Andes virus matched known South American viruses, with no evidence so far of changes making it more transmissible or dangerous.
Princess Cruises
Norovirus Sickens 115 on Caribbean Princess Voyage
The affected sailing skipped Nassau because of the outbreak; Princess did not announce itinerary changes for the next six-night Eastern Caribbean cruise.
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Georgia Monitors Two Residents After Hantavirus Cruise Outbreak
The 107.6-meter Hondius departed Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1; the World Health Organization confirmed the cluster on May 4 after illnesses and deaths tied to the voyage.
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Spain Takes In Hantavirus-Hit Hondius After Cape Verde Ruled Out
Oceanwide said 122 people were repatriated from Tenerife, with passengers grouped by nationality and taken ashore only when their evacuation flights were ready.
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Coast Guard Evacuates Queen Elizabeth Passenger Near Shelter Cove
Queen Elizabeth’s crew requested help at eight fourteen in the morning; after a duty flight surgeon recommended evacuation, an MH-65 launched from Humboldt Bay.
Carnival Cruise Line
Iowa Passenger Surrenders in Carnival Sunrise Teen Assault Case
The ship had left PortMiami on March 16 for a five-night Western Caribbean cruise, and the incident did not change the itinerary or delay debarkation.