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
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)
- 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
- 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
- CDC and Florida at odds over hantavirus cruise ship passenger’s quarantine - NBC News NBC News · GB
- Andes hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship ECDC — Press
- 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
- 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
- Hantavirus countdown: U.S. cruise passengers settle in for 42 days of waiting - NPR NPR · GB
- 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
- 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
- Americans from hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrive in U.S., including 1 who tested positive, another with symptoms - CBS News CBS News · GB
- American passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrive back in the U.S. - NBC News NBC 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
- American Passenger from Hantavirus Cruise Ship Speaks Out from Quarantine - People.com People.com · US
- 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
- Why cruise ship passengers with possible hantavirus exposure went to Nebraska - NPR NPR · GB
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Americans evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship off Spanish island - NBC News NBC News · GB
- Americans from hantavirus-hit cruise ship, including one who tested positive, arrive in Nebraska - CNN CNN · GB
- Americans exposed to hantavirus on cruise ship transported to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha - WOWT WOWT · US
- Americans evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship off Spanish island NBC News — Health · US
- ECDC publishes guidance for the management of passengers linked to the Andes hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship ECDC — Press
- CDC Set to Meet Americans From the Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship NBC News — Health · US
- 17 American passengers aboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship will quarantine in Nebraska - NBC News NBC News · GB
- Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship - AP News AP News · US
- ‘Empty and vapid’ CDC finally responds to hantavirus outbreak. But experts say it’s too little, too late - The Guardian The Guardian · GB
- Americans from hantavirus-hit cruise ship to quarantine in Nebraska - The Washington Post The Washington Post · US
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