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Australians Return Home from Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship

Australians from Hantavirus Hit Cruise Ship Arrive Home to Quarantine The recent hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch flagged luxury cruise ship MV Hondius has raised more questions than answers about our preparedness for emerging health threats.

Australian citizens who were on board are now returning home, where they will undergo a 42 day quarantine.

A Rare but Deadly Virus Hantavirus is relatively rare in humans, but its origins in rodent borne transmission pose little risk to the wider public – or so we thought.

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