17 Americans From Hantavirus Cruise Will Be Quarantined In Nebraska, Report Claims (Latest Updates)
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- Forbes has reached out to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more information.
- Two residents of Singapore who were onboard the cruise ship during the outbreak and were on the same flight as the patient who later died have tested negative for the virus, Singaporean officials say.
Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Topline Health officials will meet American passengers of the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship when the boat reaches the Canary Islands and escort them to a quarantine site in Nebraska, CNN reported Friday, where they will stay for an unspecified amount of time.
This aerial picture shows a general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 4, 2026.AFP via Getty ImagesTimelineFriday, May 8, 2026 CNN cites unnamed health officials in reporting the estimated 17 Americans onboard the cruise ship will be escorted on a charter flight and taken to the National Quarantine Unit, a federally funded quarantine facility in Omaha. Forbes has reached out to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more information.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill says two state residents are being monitored after they were potentially exposed to a cruise passenger with hantavirus after that person disembarked the ship, joining local health officials in California, Arizona, Georgia, Texas and Virginia in monitoring potential contacts.