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Boston Traveler Endures 42-Day Hantavirus Quarantine with Omaha Support

5/19/2026

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Jake Rosmarin, a Boston traveler, is in Omaha’s national biocontainment unit for a 42-day hantavirus quarantine after the M/V Hondius cruise outbreak.
He credits Omaha residents and medical staff for uplifting him, noting they delivered notes and Starbucks drinks during his first week.
He posts daily video blogs and Instagram stories with penguin photos from Gough Island and St. Andrew’s Bay, urging donors to fund hantavirus research instead of sending packages.

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Story summary

Jake Rosmarin, a Boston traveler, is in Omaha’s national biocontainment unit for a 42-day hantavirus quarantine after the M/V Hondius cruise outbreak.
He credits Omaha residents and medical staff for uplifting him, noting they delivered notes and Starbucks drinks during his first week.
He posts daily video blogs and Instagram stories with penguin photos from Gough Island and St. Andrew’s Bay, urging donors to fund hantavirus research instead of sending packages.