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Five of the 18 American cruise ship passengers who have been staying at a national quarantine facility in Nebraska after being exposed to hantavirus are going home, U.S. health officials said Monday.
Americans who were aboard a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak will be allowed to leave isolation Monday after spending three weeks in a quarantine facility in Nebraska.
More than 223 people are suspected to have died from the outbreak in DRC and Uganda. The World Health Organization has warned the epidemic will get worse before it gets better.
Eighteen Americans possibly exposed to the virus are undergoing a six-week-long quarantine — much lengthier than the guidelines for most contagious diseases.
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Australia's health minister said on Thursday the quarantine period for repatriated passengers on a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak will be extended to 42 days total until June 23.
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