Hantavirus Outbreak Triggers Global Evacuations from MV Hondius

Eighteen Americans evacuated from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius are being quarantined or monitored in Nebraska and Georgia; two evacuees, including a symptomatic passenger, are in Emory University’s biocontainment unit in Atlanta, while others are under home quarantine in Georgia, California and Arizona. Health officials warn the incubation period can mean illness surfaces weeks after exposure, as WHO reports nine related cases and three deaths linked to the cruise. Spain is completing evacuations and the ship is heading to Rotterdam, with U.S. authorities outlining options to quarantine at Nebraska’s National Quarantine Center or allow home return depending on symptoms and exposure risk.