2026-05-08 12:51 UTC
After 15 years of reporting on infectious disease outbreaks, what continues to fascinate me about them is the challenge of making high-stakes decisions under uncertainty. The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius is a perfect example.
My story in Science is here (and a thread to come):
https://www.science.org/content/article/what-do-passengers-cruise-ship-hit-hantavirus
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@kakape@mas.to 2026-05-08 12:51
Take a concrete and looming decision: The MV Hondius left for Tenerife on Wednesday evening and should arrive this weekend. So what to do then with the people currently on board the ship? Should they be put in quarantine? Or can they just go home? On a commercial flight? How do you monitor them?