The six passengers and the crew that helped repatriate them will now be transferred to a quarantine facility in Perth.

Australia's response to the outbreak, which began on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, stands in contrast to other countries.

Six Australians on board a cruise ship exposed to the deadly hantavirus have departed The Netherlands.

Health minister Mark Butler says six passengers who have tested negative for hantavirus will land in Western Australia on Friday

An aircraft and crew will arrive in the Netherlands on Thursday to repatriate six people to Australia.

The plane is expected to arrive on Friday at an air force base in Perth, near the 500-bed quarantine facility where the six will be required to stay for at least three weeks.

SYDNEY, May 14 — Six passengers who sailed on a hantavirus-affected cruise will fly to Australia from the Netherlands on Thursday while dressed in full protective gear, the...

A flight carrying a New Zealander on board the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship has landed in an air force base in Perth.

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.

The six passengers and the crew that helped repatriate them will now be transferred to a quarantine facility in Perth.

Australian Health Minister Mark Butler said the government would implement one of world's strongest quarantine responses to the outbreak.

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak arrived Friday in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks. The

The six passengers currently undergoing quarantine in Western Australia have had their hantavirus test results returned.