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CDC Ends Hantavirus Quarantine; MV Hondius Claims Three Dead

6/25/2026

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CDC ended its hantavirus response after the Quarantine Unit in Omaha housed 18 passengers for a 42-day quarantine, with no U.S. cases, while 19 other Americans were monitored at home.
The Andes hantavirus strain can spread through close, prolonged human contact, unlike most hantaviruses.
The MV Hondius outbreak on April 1 killed three people, produced 12 confirmed and one suspected cases, and left source under investigation after rodent tests negative.

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CDC ended its hantavirus response after the Quarantine Unit in Omaha housed 18 passengers for a 42-day quarantine, with no U.S. cases, while 19 other Americans were monitored at home.
The Andes hantavirus strain can spread through close, prolonged human contact, unlike most hantaviruses.
The MV Hondius outbreak on April 1 killed three people, produced 12 confirmed and one suspected cases, and left source under investigation after rodent tests negative.