Radboudumc Staff Quarantined After Hantavirus Exposure

Twelve healthcare workers at Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands have been placed in preventive quarantine for six weeks after failing to adhere to strict PPE protocols while treating a patient infected with hantavirus. The patient was medically evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which experienced a hantavirus outbreak resulting in three deaths. Radboud University Medical Center acknowledged that blood and urine samples from the patient were not processed according to stricter procedures and international regulations. Dr. Bertine Lahuis, board chair of Radboud University Medical Center, expressed regret and announced an investigation to prevent future occurrences. Another patient from the MV Hondius was admitted to Leiden University Medical Center, while a third evacuated individual tested negative in Germany. The remaining passengers on the MV Hondius have since disembarked.