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US Repatriates 17, Two Isolated After Hantavirus Test

5/11/2026

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The U.S. repatriated 17 passengers to a quarantine facility in Omaha, placed two in biocontainment after a mild Andes hantavirus positive test, and reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the public risk is extremely low.
Five states and New Jersey are monitoring nine residents who were on the ship or possibly exposed.
President Donald Trump said the hantavirus situation is under very good control.

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The U.S. repatriated 17 passengers to a quarantine facility in Omaha, placed two in biocontainment after a mild Andes hantavirus positive test, and reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the public risk is extremely low.
Five states and New Jersey are monitoring nine residents who were on the ship or possibly exposed.
President Donald Trump said the hantavirus situation is under very good control.