00:02This morning, U.S. health officials are tracking a possible new case of Hantavirus in Illinois,
00:08and they say it is not connected to the cruise ship outbreak.
00:12The patient is believed to have contracted a North American strain while cleaning a home that had rodent droppings.
00:18That's according to state health officials.
00:20This comes as the outbreak linked to that Dutch cruise ship continues to worsen.
00:24A French passenger diagnosed with the virus earlier this week is now critically ill,
00:30with doctors in Paris treating a severe case impacting her lungs and heart.
00:35She is now on an artificial lung, what doctors call a final-level support system,
00:41used to take pressure off her organs and give them time to recover.
00:45And a Dutch hospital has quarantined 12 staff members
00:48after blood and urine samples from a Hantavirus patient were improperly handled.
00:53They will be quarantined for six weeks, even though officials say the risk of infection is very low.
00:59Meanwhile, with all passengers and most crew off the ship,
01:02the MV Hantavirus is now headed back to the Netherlands for cleaning and disinfection.
01:07The World Health Organization says all cases so far are limited to passengers and crew,
01:13but warns more could emerge with an incubation period that can last up to six weeks.
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