Passenger quarantined on ship struggling with hantavirus outbreak shares tearful message

A passenger quarantined aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius due to an outbreak of the deadly hantavirus said in a moving social media message Monday that he just wants to “feel safe… and to get home.”

Jake Rosemarin of Boston is one of 147 individuals on board. According to the World Health Organization , that includes 88 passengers and 59 crew members. They represent 23 nationalities, including four Canadians.

Rosemarin’s trying tale comes in the wake of an outbreak of the severe respiratory illness reported on May 2...