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American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine

Two passengers from the cruise ship that had a hantavirus outbreak were blocked by the federal government from leaving the quarantine unit. One says she is being detained against her will.

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American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine
Source: NPR News
The Davis Global Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus holds the National Quarantine Unit where two passengers have been ordered to remain after returning from the MV Hondius cruise ship that was hit by a hantavirus outbreak.

Two passengers from the cruise ship that had a hantavirus outbreak were blocked by the federal government from leaving the quarantine unit. One says she is being detained against her will.

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