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2 people exposed to hantavirus have returned to New York state

Health workers in orange hazmat suits board the Dutch polar expedition cruise ship. The Dutch polar expedition cruise ship MV Hondius sits moored at the docks of Europoort in Rotterdam, under quarantine, two days after arriving in Rotterdam following a deadly Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed three people and infected at least eight aboard the Oceanwide Expeditions vessel.

Health workers in orange hazmat suits board the Dutch polar expedition cruise ship. The Dutch polar expedition cruise ship MV Hondius sits moored at the docks of Europoort in Rotterdam, under quarantine, two days after arriving in Rotterdam following a deadly Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed three people and infected at least eight aboard the Oceanwide Expeditions vessel.

The two people will complete a 42-day monitoring and quarantine period at personal residences outside New York City, according to health officials. [ more › ]