Hantavirus Quarantine Ends for 18 Americans Exposed on a Cruise Ship
The CDC has officially concluded its response to a deadly hantavirus outbreak involving the MV Hondius. All 18 American passengers who were monitored cleared their 42-day quarantine windows without developing symptoms. The final group of passengers has left a specialized hospital quarantine unit in Nebraska.
What changed
The CDC officially ended its response after all 18 exposed Americans completed their 42-day quarantine without symptom development.
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Quarantine Ends for 18 Americans Exposed to Hantavirus on Cruise Ship
confidence 100%The CDC has officially concluded its response to a deadly hantavirus outbreak involving the MV Hondius. All 18 American passengers who were monitored cleared their 42-day quarantine windows without developing symptoms. The final group of passengers has left a specialized hospital quarantine unit in Nebraska.
What's confirmed:
- The CDC has officially ended its response to the hantavirus outbreak.
- Eighteen Americans were exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- The American passengers completed a 42-day quarantine window.
- No cases associated with the MV Hondius outbreak were confirmed in the U.S.
- The outbreak on the cruise ship killed three people.
- The last eight Americans in the Nebraska facility have left quarantine.