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National Quarantine Center
Coverage of National Quarantine Center in the Nexus archive.
University of Nebraska Medical Centerorganization2Dr. David Brett-Majorperson1U.S. State Departmentorganization1Hantavirustopic1Ebolatopic1COVID-19topic1Centers for Disease Control and Preventionorganization1hantavirustopic1MV Hondiusplace1Canary Islandsplace1Emory University Hospitalorganization1Brendan Jacksonperson1David Fitterperson1
- DR MARC SIEGEL, JENNIFER JOHNSON: Meet the angel doctors fighting hantavirus
Dr. David Brett-Major, an infectious disease doctor, is part of a team bringing 18 passengers back from the Canary Islands to Nebraska for quarantine due to potential exposure to the Andes strain of hantavirus. The team is working to contain the virus and provide medical care. Dr. Brett-Major has extensive experience with high-risk pathogens, including Ebola.
- Risk low of hantavirus spread, CDC officials say
CDC officials state the risk of hantavirus spread to the general public remains low, despite several cruise ship passengers being infected. Americans on the MV Hondius cruise are being monitored at a quarantine center, and CDC is coordinating with public health officials to track potential exposures.