Kristina FIore reports:
The other 15 passengers are in Nebraska's quarantine unit, where they will be assessed, and eventually they will have the choice about where to quarantine -- either at the facility or at home, if it's determined that can be done safely.
Unfortunately, the quarantine period is 42 days, which is thought to be the upper limit of the incubation period for the Andes virus, the strain of hantavirus involved in the outbreak. That can seem like a long time to spend in a quarantine facility, but it does guarantee access to the nation's top experts in outbreak response and treatment.
"If I was exposed to this and I had the option to stay in a quarantine unit proximate to that care, I would definitely take that, because you're putting yourself in a position, if you were to turn positive, to take advantage of all those things that will give you the best chance of survival," said Michael Wadman, MD, an emergency physician and medical director of Nebraska's quarantine unit. [emphasis added]
Here's where patients are being monitored:
Arizona: one passenger
California: one passenger; one air travel
Georgia: four passengers
Kansas: three air travel
Maryland: two air travel
Minnesota: one air travel
New Jersey: two air travel
Nebraska: 16 passengers; one tested positive\
Texas: two passengers
Virginia: one passenger
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