National Quarantine Unit

The U.S. hantavirus quarantine has ended with no cases reported domestically, following an outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. The CDC confirmed the response concluded on June 24, 2026, after 13 cases (including three deaths) were identified, primarily among passengers evacuated to a Nebraska quarantine facility.

The last eight American passengers quarantined for 42 days due to hantavirus exposure on a cruise ship in Nebraska have been released. The outbreak, which killed three people, led to evacuations and quarantines globally, with 13 cases identified. None of the quarantined passengers developed the illness.

The last eight American passengers quarantined for 42 days due to hantavirus exposure on a cruise ship in Nebraska have been released. The outbreak, which killed three people, led to evacuations and quarantines globally, with 13 confirmed cases. Angela Perryman, one of the passengers, was held under a controversial quarantine order against her will.

The last eight American passengers quarantined in Nebraska due to a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship have been released after 42 days. The outbreak, which killed three people, led to the evacuation of over 120 individuals, with 18 Americans quarantined at the National Quarantine Unit. Angela Perryman, one of the passengers, was held under a controversial quarantine order against her will.

Angela Perryman, a cruise passenger exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius, is being held in federal quarantine by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. despite a CDC recommendation to allow her to return home to Florida. Florida's proposed monitoring plan does not meet federal requirements, leading to an extended quarantine order.

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen praised the release of five hantavirus-exposed cruise ship passengers from the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha. He attributed the release to a collaboration between Nebraska, UNMC, and federal health partners, calling it a 'positive development.'

Five people who were exposed to hantavirus have left quarantine in Omaha. They were previously isolated at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

The US government may allow 18 American passengers exposed to the Andes strain of hantavirus to return home after a six-week quarantine, requiring 24/7 monitoring outside their homes. The passengers, part of a cruise group linked to 13 cases and three deaths, are currently quarantined in Nebraska, but New York has refused to permit this arrangement.

Passengers from a cruise ship linked to a global hantavirus outbreak are being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit in the University of Nebraska Medical Center, delaying their return home.

CDC officials state the risk of hantavirus spread to the general public remains low. Sixteen U.S. passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, where three passengers died and eight others were infected, are isolated and monitored at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's National Quarantine Unit for 42 days due to the virus's long incubation period.

Americans from a hantavirus-infected cruise ship are being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska. The passengers are undergoing assessment. NBC News is reporting on their stay.

Americans evacuated from a cruise ship due to a hantavirus outbreak have arrived back in the U.S. and are being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska. The passengers were evacuated after the outbreak occurred on the ship.

Americans evacuated from a cruise ship due to a hantavirus outbreak have arrived back in the U.S. and are being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska. The passengers were evacuated after the outbreak occurred on the ship.

Americans evacuated from a hantavirus cruise ship are heading to the Nebraska Medical Center's National Quarantine Unit, all of them asymptomatic, with unclear duration of stay. The Nebraska Medical Center will provide care and monitoring. NBC News is reporting on the developments.

The US CDC is sending personnel to meet a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak in the Canary Islands to accompany American passengers back to the US on a chartered flight and place them into quarantine in Nebraska. The passengers will undergo quarantine measures to prevent the spread of the virus. The quarantine will take place in Nebraska, which is home to the National Quarantine Unit and the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit.