Isolation in the Pacific: A Growing Concern for Global Health The recent news of a woman isolating on Pitcairn Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific, after coming into contact with someone who had been exposed to hantavirus, raises questions about the preparedness and response of global health authorities.
The incident is one of several related to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has resulted in three deaths and nine confirmed cases.
The woman's travel from San Francisco to Tahiti and then Mangareva without notifying territorial or national authorities is concerning.