San Quentin Rehabilitation Center is awaiting state and federal test results after an incarcerated person showed symptoms that could be consistent with hantavirus, the rare rodent-borne virus that has drawn renewed attention after a recent cruise ship outbreak. cruise ship outbreak.
There is no confirmed case of hantavirus at the Marin County prison, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in an email to the Chronicle on Wednesday.
Testing has been sent from the incarcerated person, and CDCR is awaiting additional results from the state public health laboratory to determine whether the person’s symptoms were caused by hantavirus. Additional testing will also be sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help inform the diagnosis, the department said…