Hantavirus Scare: Nebraska Facility Evaluates U.S. Passengers From Deadly Cruise Outbreak

American passengers linked to a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship arrived in Omaha, Nebraska, early Monday for medical evaluation and monitoring, according to CNN. One passenger was treated as a presumed positive case, while another showed mild symptoms.

Health officials said the group was transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, home to the nation’s only federally funded quarantine unit for high-risk infectious diseases.

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One American passenger linked to the Hondius cruise ship outbreak has tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus and another is showing mild symptoms, US health authorities said, as 17 citizens are being repatriated from the vessel https://t.co/bcleoHNCcc

— Bloomberg (@business) May 11, 2026

Core Details:

• WHO said the Andes strain involved in the outbreak may spread through close human contact
• Three passengers, including a Dutch couple and a German national, have died
• The CDC said passengers will undergo monitoring for 42 days after returning home
• Officials stressed the risk to the general public remains low

According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the outbreak is “not another Covid-19.” Health authorities continue tracing and monitoring exposed travelers across multiple US states.

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BREAKING: One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship in the Canary Islands has tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms, U.S. health officials said. https://t.co/xwZSCRq2xF

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 11, 2026

17 American passengers who evacuated the hantavirus-hit cruise ship are expected to land in Omaha overnight Monday. One person has tested positive and is not experiencing symptoms. ABC reports another passenger has mild symptoms. pic.twitter.com/FwyqzQSZhp

— KETV NewsWatch 7 (@KETV) May 11, 2026

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