CDC coordinates U.S. quarantine for hantavirus passengers from cruise ship Hondius

CDC has deployed teams to the Canary Islands to assess exposure risk for American passengers aboard the MV Hondius and coordinate their repatriation to a quarantine center in Omaha, Nebraska; a second CDC team will assist at Offutt Air Force Base for returning passengers. California and other states are monitoring former passengers and at least nine U.S. residents across six states, with more than 100 people still aboard the ship. Three deaths have been linked to the outbreak, but officials say the overall public health risk remains low.