A US warship hit hard by the mumps is finally virus-free after being quarantined at sea for months
Ryan Pickrell
May 2, 2019, 1:43 PM
The USS Fort McHenry appears to finally be virus-free after an outbreak of the mumps left the ship quarantined at sea for around four months.
A total of 28 people, roughly 4% of the 703 service members on board, were affected, but all the infected personnel have recovered and returned to duty.
It's been 112 days since the ship made a port call, a unusually long stretch to go without a break for the crew and resupply for the ship. Typically, deployed US warships make a port call every month.
https://www.businessinsider.com/mumps-outbreak-on-us-warship-is-over-after-5-months-quarantined-at-sea-2019-5
