A San Francisco Bay Area resident who was on a passenger on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak is being monitored, health officials said.
According to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, a county resident was exposed to the Andes hantavirus while on the MV Hondius. The resident has since returned home to California.
Officials said no additional information about the passenger will be released, citing medical privacy laws.
"At this time, there is no known risk to the public in Santa Clara County," health officer Dr. Sarah Rudman said in a statement.
The health department said monitoring is being conducted in coordination with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Nine people on the MV Hondius had confirmed or suspected cases of the hantavirus, while three people have died, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
On Sunday, passengers on the MV Hondius began to disembark off the vessel in the Canary Islands. Among the nearly 150 people on board, 17 were Americans.
The CDC said it sent a team of epidemiologist and medical professionals to the Canary Islands to "conduct an exposure risk assessment for each American passenger and provide recommendations for the level of monitoring required."
After leaving the ship, the Americans will be flown back to the United States on a plane sent by the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services. Once back in the U.S., the Americans will be quarantined in a biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
According to officials, hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses that are occasionally transmitted to humans. Infection among humans usually takes place through contact with infected rodents, their urine, droppings or saliva.
Officials said Andes hantavirus can cause limited person-to-person transmission only through "close and prolonged contact", such as among household members or intimate partners.
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