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Two more former passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship arrived at the National Quarantine Unit (NQU) Friday afternoon, bringing the total number of individuals undergoing assessment to 18. The NQU team, in collaboration with public health partners, continues to monitor and assess those former passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those two individuals had been at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta since the passengers arrived from the Canary Islands Monday morning. They were medically cleared to transition to the NQU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Nebraska Medical Center\/Nebraska Medicine is one of 13 Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers within the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response National Special Pathogen System<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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