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Hantavirus Quarantine Ends for 18 Americans Exposed on a Cruise Ship
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- The 42-day quarantine ended on Sunday for 18 American passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship, which experienced a deadly hantavirus outbreak, with all passengers now returning to normal life.
- The passengers had been held at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and under home confinement with government surveillance since May.
- The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, which began its route in Argentina, resulted in 13 reported cases and three deaths, with the Andes subtype identified as the strain capable of human-to-human transmission.
- No cases linked to the cruise ship outbreak have been confirmed in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Initially, 16 American passengers began quarantine in Omaha, with two others starting in Atlanta before joining the group in Nebraska.
