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Nebraska Biocontainment Unit
Coverage of Nebraska Biocontainment Unit in the Nexus archive.
- WATCH: 1 American positive for hantavirus, another symptomatic, HHS says
An American passenger has tested positive for hantavirus and will be transported to the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, while another passenger is symptomatic. The unit is hosted by Nebraska Medicine.
- Americans on hantavirus cruise ship reportedly to be quarantined in US
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.