United States
The United States applies a strict protocol: American passengers are escorted by a CDC team to the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha (Nebraska) for a 42-day quarantine (ending 22 June 2026). Since 1 June 2026, asymptomatic passengers may complete it at home under State monitoring. No American national has tested positive to date.
Key facts
- Confirmed case No American has tested positive to date; the suspected case (Case 10) announced on 11 May was reclassified negative on 14 May (NBC News, 1 June 2026)
- Duration 42-day quarantine, ending 22 June 2026
- Home returns 1 June 2026: 5 of the 18 Omaha passengers returned home to finish quarantine (law enforcement + twice-daily temperature checks); 13 remain on site
- Headcount 17 American MV Hondius nationals
- Confinement Initial quarantine at the National Quarantine Unit, University of Nebraska, Omaha
- Medical flight US government charter → Offutt Air Force Base (Nebraska)
- States involved Arizona, California, Georgia, Texas, Virginia (at least 5 states)
- Follow-up Individual CDC risk assessment on site + handover to State health departments
- CDC level Level 3 emergency response activated
- End of quarantine Ended on Sunday 21 June 2026 for all 18 exposed Americans — no positive cases
Health authority
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) coordinates the response for MV Hondius passengers returning to United States.
Local news
Press articles mentioning United States, in all languages covered by our news monitor.
In English (or local language)
- U.S. citizens on hantavirus cruise ship monitored at Nebraska Medicine - American Hospital Association American Hospital Association · US
- HHS Successfully Concludes Hantavirus Response Effort; Monitoring Ends with No Positive U.S. Case - HHS.gov HHS.gov · US
- CDC Officially Ends Hantavirus Response as Outbreak Risk Recedes - The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) · US
- Hantavirus, nessun nuovo caso dopo il cluster sulla nave. I Cdc concludono la sorveglianza - Doctor33 Doctor33 · IT
- Quarantine ends for all 18 Americans exposed to hantavirus on cruise ship - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · GB
- Brote de virus Andes en un crucero: situación actual | Hantavirus - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) · ES
- Hantavirus Quarantine Ends for 18 Americans Exposed on a Cruise Ship - The New York Times The New York Times · GB
- CDC and Florida at odds over hantavirus cruise ship passenger’s quarantine NBC News — Health · US
- Hantavirus Cruise Passenger Says She’s Being Held ‘Hostage’ In Nebraska Quarantine (Latest Updates) - Forbes Forbes · GB
- 5 Americans released from quarantine after cruise ship hantavirus exposure - Scripps News Scripps News · GB
- Andes hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship ECDC — Press
- Americans exposed to hantavirus on ship enjoy some Nebraska hospitality while waiting in quarantine - AP News AP News · GB
- Clinical management of hantavirus infection, including Andes virus disease: Interim regional guidance for suspected or confirmed cases - PAHO/WHO - Pan American Health Organization Pan American Health Organization · GB
- N.Y. man who was on hantavirus cruise ship says Nebraska isolation center feels like ‘prison’ - NBC News NBC News · US
- Man who was on hantavirus cruise ship says Nebraska isolation center feels like ‘prison’ NBC News — Health · US
- American cruise ship passengers push for home quarantine after hantavirus exposure - CIDRAP CIDRAP · GB
- Woman exposed to hantavirus on cruise ship says feds are forcing her to stay quarantined in Nebraska - KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE · GB
- Woman exposed to hantavirus on cruise ship says feds are forcing her to stay quarantined in Nebraska - WOWT WOWT · GB
- 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) · US
- Where does hantavirus lurk in the U.S.? Scientists found ‘hot spots’ in surprising areas NBC News — Health · US
- Hantavirus countdown: U.S. cruise passengers settle in for 42 days of waiting NPR — Health · US
- No known cases of hantavirus in U.S. as officials monitor 41 with possible exposure NBC News — Health · US
- No Americans Have Hantavirus From Cruise Outbreak (Latest Updates) - Forbes Forbes · GB
- American passenger from hantavirus-hit cruise ship speaks about life in quarantine - CBS News CBS News · GB
- Hantavirus outbreak isn't another Covid pandemic – but experts say it's testing U.S. readiness - CNBC CNBC · GB
- Americans from hantavirus cruise ship remain in quarantine to monitor for symptoms, CDC says NBC News — Health · US
- Americans exposed to hantavirus remain in quarantine as testing and monitoring for symptoms continue - NBC News NBC News · GB
- CDC: Risk to general public from hantavirus is low - CIDRAP CIDRAP · US
- Americans from hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrive in U.S., including 1 who tested positive, another with symptoms - CBS News CBS News · GB
- Former CDC official on agency's role in cruise ship hantavirus outbreak NPR — Health · US
- Hantavirus: Current Situation - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) · GB
- Last passengers from hantavirus-hit ship evacuated; American tests positive - Al Jazeera Al Jazeera · GB
- Inside American passengers’ journey home from hantavirus-hit cruise ship NBC News — Health · US
- What comes next for Americans exposed to hantavirus on cruise NBC News — Health · US
- Hantavirus in the U.S.: How easily does the Andes strain spread? NBC News — Health · US
- Why cruise ship passengers with possible hantavirus exposure went to Nebraska NPR — Health · US
- 18 passengers return to U.S. after weeks on cruise ship hit with hantavirus outbreak NPR — Health · US
- Andes hantavirus outbreak: ECDC continues working on the frontline to support EU Member States ECDC — Press
- American passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrive back in the U.S. NBC News — Health · US
- 3 more passengers, Spanish, French and American, evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus - CBC CBC · GB
- One American tests positive for hantavirus as cruise ship passengers arrive in U.S. - The Washington Post The Washington Post · GB
- Video: Americans Exposed to Hantavirus on Cruise Ship Arrive in United States - The New York Times The New York Times · US
- 3 Utahns exposed to hantavirus on cruise ship back in the U.S. - ABC4 Utah ABC4 Utah · GB
- Hantavirus cruise evacuees held at Nebraska’s National Quarantine Unit - NewsNation NewsNation · US
- 18 Americans housed in quarantine facilities in Omaha after hantavirus exposure on cruise ship - WOWT WOWT · US
- Andes hantavirus outbreak: ECDC continues working on the frontline to support EU Member States - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) · GB
- American cruise ship passenger tests positive for hantavirus after evacuation - PBS PBS · US
- U.S. cruise passengers fly back for hantavirus monitoring, as one tests positive NPR — Health · US
- U.S. cruise passengers arrive in the U.S. after one tests positive for hantavirus - NPR NPR · GB
- Americans onboard hantavirus cruise ship to be repatriated to US The Guardian — World · GB
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