A Dutch couple believed to have brought hantavirus aboard the ship spent months traveling in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay before boarding.

American passengers from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius are being cared for in Nebraska and Atlanta as health officials decide how to move forward.

Three people have died since the outbreak, and five passengers who left the ship had been infected with hantavirus, which can cause life-threatening illness

No U.S. cases following cruise ship outbreak, but 41 people are being monitored