Three people in King County are being monitored after they were potentially exposed to the Andes type of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship.
According to Public Health – Seattle & King County, two of the people were sitting on an airplane near an ill cruise ship passenger who was removed from the aircraft before takeoff. That person later tested positive. Both residents have returned to King County. Health officials say they are at home monitoring for symptoms but are currently asymptomatic.
Health officials are also aware of a third person from King County resident who was a passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship. That person is also asymptomatic and is currently being monitored with other American passengers at the national quarantine center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center…