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Oncologist in Hantavirus Quarantine: First Cruise Ship Outbreak
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Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, an oncologist from Bend, Oregon, is isolated in a Nebraska biocontainment unit after a hantavirus scare on a cruise ship. He volunteered to treat sick passengers, but now faces inconclusive test results. Officials are retesting him, while over one hundred twenty passengers and crew are quarantined worldwide. Health experts emphasize early treatment for survival, as theres no cure or vaccine for the virus, which usually spreads through rodent droppings but can rarely spread between people.
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