— Agency cites outbreak-related cases in Europe after passengers departed cruise ship
May 20, 2026
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The CDC's temporary leader ordered two Americans to quarantine at a Nebraska hospital following their high-risk hantavirus exposures on an outbreak-hit cruise ship.
Eighteen recently repatriated U.S. passengers from the MV Hondius have been requested to stay at the quarantine facility, the agency said in a press release on Tuesday that cited three European passengers who developed hantavirus after leaving the ship. A Canadian passenger has tested positive as well.
