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What to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak and the Americans facing quarantine

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CBS NewsBMay 12, 6:31 PM

What we know about hantavirus cases tied to deadly cruise ship outbreak

Health officials have identified at least 11 confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus tied to an outbreak on the M/V Hondius cruise ship.

NBC NewsBMay 12, 12:12 PM

Cruise ship passenger speaks to TODAY from quarantine

Cruise ship passenger speaks to TODAY from quarantine

The GuardianAMay 11, 12:32 PM

Tell us: have you been affected by the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak?

If you have been affected by the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, we would like to hear from you Twenty Britons from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak continue to be offered

SalonCMay 9, 10:00 AM

Medical epidemiologist breaks down cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

The worry on the cruise ship is human-to-human transmission

The GuardianAMay 12, 7:04 PM

WHO head tells countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases

Health officials in Paris say French woman who contracted disease on MV Hondius is on ventilator in intensive care The head of the World Health Organization has told countries to prepare for more hant

NBC NewsBMay 12, 11:20 AM

Quarantined Passenger Talks Experience on Hantavirus-Hit Cruise

Jake Rosmarin, one of the American passengers on the Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, joins TODAY to speak out on entering quarantine at a hospital in Nebraska and recalls being stuck on the boat duri

HuffPostCMay 11, 8:52 AM

2 Passengers Test Positive For Hantavirus As A Third Shows Symptoms After Cruise Ship Evacuation

The 17 U.S. passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius would first be taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which has a federally funded quarantine facility.

SlateBMay 12, 9:20 AM

Should I Be Freaking Out About Hantavirus?

Hantavirus will probably be less like COVID, more like that guy who had ebola.

VoxBMay 12, 11:00 AM

Don’t freak out about hantavirus

Members of Spain’s External Health Service in Tenerife, Canary Islands, on May 10, 2026, after passengers disembarked from the MV Hondius cruise ship. | Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu via Getty Images Eig

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PBS NewsHourAMay 11, 10:35 PM

What to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak and the Americans facing quarantine

The ship at the epicenter of the hantavirus outbreak has been evacuated, and 16 Americans have now been transported to a specialized quarantine unit in Nebraska. Two are at a similar unit in Atlanta.

The HillBMay 11, 7:48 PM

RFK Jr.: ‘We’re not worried’ about hantavirus spreading after cruise ship outbreak

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the U.S. has the hantavirus “under control.” During Monday’s press conference in the Oval Office about mental health, a reporter asked Pr

The HillBMay 11, 10:01 PM

Hantavirus outbreak: Who is most at risk of catching the deadly virus?

While hantavirus respiratory infections may still be rare in the U.S., they can be incredibly deadly.

ReutersAMay 6, 7:02 AM

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads to Spain after three people evacuated - Reuters

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads to Spain after three people evacuated  Reuters

MarketWatchBMay 12, 7:13 PM

Americans from cruise-ship outbreak could be quarantined until mid-June

The Andes virus has a long incubation period, and the World Health Organization said there may be more infections “in the coming weeks.”

The HillBMay 12, 12:49 PM

Hantavirus and COVID: How are they different?

COVID-19 is more contagious and more easily transmissible than hantavirus.

AxiosAMay 7, 6:18 PM

Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from the COVID-19 pandemic

The outbreak of a deadly virus aboard a cruise ship may sound like a familiar story — but while it's a serious scenario, public health figures aren't anticipating the next global pandemic. The big pic

BBC NewsAMay 12, 8:51 AM

How are countries responding to hantavirus?

The UK, US and EU are asking all citizens returning home from the virus-hit MV Hondius to self-isolate for about six weeks.

BloombergAMay 10, 6:14 PM

Repatriation Flights for Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Passengers Begin - Bloomberg.com

Repatriation Flights for Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Passengers Begin  Bloomberg.com

BBC NewsAMay 12, 6:40 PM

Ten more cruise passengers to be flown to UK for hantavirus monitoring

The passengers from Saint Helena and Ascension Island who were on the MV Hondius will complete their self-isolation in the UK.

The HillBMay 12, 5:16 PM

Is hantavirus the next pandemic? Trump says we ‘hope’ not — let’s do more! 

I, for one, would like to do more than just hope it will be fine. Personally, I’d prefer to quarantine everybody until we could be certain that they did not have the virus.

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