Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska

The MV Hondius cruise ship arrives at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Passengers are being disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo)

This photo provided by Angela Perryman shows her on South Georgia Island in April 2026. (Courtesy Angela Perryman via AP)

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials on Monday confirmed the end of the quarantine.