At least five Americans on both US coasts are being monitored for hantavirus symptoms after possibly coming into contact with passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship on international flights.

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A Bay Area resident who was exposed to Andes hantavirus on a cruise ship is back home, public health officials confirmed Sunday. The individual was on board the MV Hondius but departed before health officials determined a passenger’s death was due to hantavirus.

San Francisco Bay Area health officials provided an update on a resident who was exposed to the hantavirus during a cruise in the Atlantic, adding that the risk to the public remains low.

The woman was among five French passengers allowed to leave the vessel on Sunday. However, after returning to France, her condition deteriorated rapidly.

Departing from Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1, the MV Hondius set sail on the “Atlantic Odyssey”, a 33-day voyage envisioned as the pinnacle of expedition cruising for nature enthusiasts. Destined for Praia,

Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed "Most passengers and crew of the MV Hondius cruise ship successfully disembarked" MV Hondius on Sunday night

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