Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Placed Under Strict Quarantine in Nebraska
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More than a dozen Americans who were aboard a cruise ship tied to a hantavirus outbreak are being quarantined at the National Quarantine Unit on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha, with no visitors and staff in protective gear; two additional passengers are monitored in Atlanta. Officials say the public risk is low, but the 42‑day quarantine remains under close watch and some travelers may complete it at home if symptoms don’t develop.
- How passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship are quarantining in U.S. The Washington Post
- American passengers from Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrive in Nebraska CNN
- More hantavirus cases emerge as passengers debark cruise ship CIDRAP
- American Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Flown to Quarantine Center After Positive Test WSJ
- Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring AP News
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