Working in coordination with local, state and federal partners, Emory University Hospital’s Serious Communicable Diseases Unit has received two passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship following a hantavirus outbreak onboard.
 
One symptomatic individual is receiving care in Emory’s biocontainment unit, and one asymptomatic individual—who has been in close contact with a symptomatic individual—is undergoing evaluation and monitoring.
 
Emory University Hospital is part of the Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center network within the federally supported National Special Pathogen System, which provides specialized capabilities for safely managing high-consequence infectious diseases.