New Yorker describes hantavirus quarantine experience after cruise ship outbreak: "Trying to stay positive"

"“I know I'm in the best care possible, and I'm just trying to stay positive,” he told CBS News New York's Mary Calvi in an interview Wednesday. There have been 11 confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus so far, including three deaths, since the outbreak began."

"Seventeen Americans and one British dual citizen were flown to the U.S. Monday. Of the 18, one tested “mildly PCR positive” for the Andes strain of the hantavirus, and another began showing symptoms, U.S. health officials said Sunday. Sixteen of the Americans, including the one who tested positive, were the University of Nebraska Medical Center."

"Fifteen of those, including Rosmarin, were placed in single-occupancy rooms at the medical center's National Quarantine Unit. The person who tested positive for the Andes strain was initially placed in the center's biocontainment unit, but was medically cleared Wednesday to be moved to the quarantine unit."

"“I feel well,” Rosmarin said. “I have no symptoms, and I'm just ready to cope with the next 40 days left here in quarantine.” In quarantine, Rosmarin said he gets a daily temperature check and regular blood work done. There's also a stationary bike inside his room for exercise. He also has Wi-Fi and a bathroom."

Sixteen American passengers are quarantining in Nebraska after being on a cruise ship tied to a hantavirus outbreak. Jake Rosmarin, a New York native, is among the quarantined group at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s National Quarantine Unit. Health officials reported 11 confirmed or suspected cases, including three deaths, since the outbreak began. Seventeen Americans and one British dual citizen were flown to the U.S., with one passenger mildly PCR positive for the Andes strain and another beginning to show symptoms. Most passengers were placed in single-occupancy rooms, while the PCR-positive person was initially in a biocontainment unit before being medically cleared to move. Rosmarin reported no symptoms and described daily temperature checks, regular blood work, exercise equipment, Wi-Fi, and a private bathroom.

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