HEALTHJun 11 · 18:16 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press

US puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island

The US spent $750,000 to evacuate an American citizen from Pitcairn Island after she may have been exposed to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship. The evacuation strained the State Department's emergency budget, which is also being stressed by other global evacuations.

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