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Cruise Passengers Quarantined After Hantavirus Scare
11 May
Summary
- 18 passengers from a cruise ship are quarantined in the U.S.
- One passenger tested positive for hantavirus and is in isolation.
- The group is being monitored for up to 42 days for symptoms.
Health officials confirmed on May 11, 2026, that 18 passengers from the MV Hondius, a luxury cruise ship, have been repatriated to the U.S. and placed under quarantine.
One passenger, who tested positive for the Andes virus, is currently in a specialized biocontainment unit in Nebraska. The remaining 17 passengers are being monitored at U.S. medical facilities, with 16 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and two in Atlanta.
Officials emphasized that the risk to the general public is minimal, as the Andes virus typically requires prolonged, close contact with a symptomatic individual to spread. The passengers, aged from their late 20s to early 80s, could remain under observation for up to 42 days.
