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CDC Quarantines Two Andes Virus Passengers Until May 31

5/20/2026

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CDC acting director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya signed quarantine orders for two cruise-ship passengers.
The two patients are in a unit at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
The 16 passengers must stay at the facility until May 31, while WHO reported 11 hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise, including three deaths.
Officials said the outbreak involves the Andes virus, which can rarely spread between people but poses low public risk.

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CDC acting director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya signed quarantine orders for two cruise-ship passengers.
The two patients are in a unit at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
The 16 passengers must stay at the facility until May 31, while WHO reported 11 hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise, including three deaths.
Officials said the outbreak involves the Andes virus, which can rarely spread between people but poses low public risk.