Hantavirus-Exposed Woman Isolates on Remote Pitcairn Islands

A woman is isolating on the Pitcairn Islands. The remote British Overseas Territory is in the South Pacific. She travelled on a hantavirus-hit cruise ship.

A Remote Isolation

A local government spokesperson told the BBC that the person “had contact with a hantavirus-exposed individual”. However, she is “showing no signs of illness”. The UK foreign office said it was “aware of an individual from the MV Hondius who has travelled on to the Pitcairn Islands”.

Low Public Risk

Officials said the woman was not a suspected case. The risk to the public remains low.
The French Polynesian government said the woman flew from San Francisco on 7 May. She then travelled through Tahiti and Mangareva. No details have been released about when and where she left the cruise and travelled to the US.