"“There is no known risk to the public at this time,” the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department told SFGATE in a statement."
"Santa Clara County public health officials are “monitoring and evaluating” the resident who was exposed to Andes hantavirus while on board the vessel. “No other information will be released about the individual in accordance with medical privacy laws,” the department said."
"On April 11, a 70-year-old Dutch ornithologist died on board, but cruise staff initially believed he had died of natural causes. On April 24, his widow accompanied his body off the cruise ship at the island of Saint Helena. While boarding a flight home, the woman began experiencing a major medical emergency and was taken off the plane and to a hospital; she died later that day."
"Around that time, a third passenger of the MV Hondius fell ill and was evacuated to South Africa for treatment; that individual, a British national, tested positive for Andes hantavirus and is in critical but stable condition. On May 2, a third passenger, a German woman, died on the ship. The ship is currently in port in Tenerife, where passengers are disembarking and returning home on flights; about 140 people are on board."
A Santa Clara County resident exposed to Andes hantavirus on the MV Hondius has returned home. Public health officials confirmed the person is being monitored and evaluated. Officials stated there is no known risk to the public at this time. Medical privacy laws limit additional information about the individual. The MV Hondius sailed from Ushuaia, Argentina, with scheduled stops including Antarctica and remote South Atlantic islands. A 70-year-old Dutch ornithologist died on board, and later his widow died after a medical emergency while traveling home. Another passenger was evacuated to South Africa and tested positive for Andes hantavirus, and a German passenger died on May 2. The ship is in Tenerife with about 140 passengers disembarking.
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