18 exposed U.S. passengers remain under quarantine and monitoring in Nebraska through May 31.
The CDC continues active monitoring of the Andes virus hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. As of this week, there are no confirmed U.S. cases linked to the outbreak and no secondary cases reported. Globally, the outbreak has reached 12 cases and 3 deaths, with additional international cases identified in Canada, France, and Spain.
Two passengers remain under federal quarantine orders in Nebraska. Monitoring continues for exposed travelers and close contacts across multiple states. The CDC assesses the risk to the American public as extremely low.
Unlike most hantaviruses found in North America, the Andes strain can spread through limited person-to-person contact — primarily through prolonged close contact with someone who is sick, not through casual community exposure. Separately, Colorado health officials confirmed a fatal hantavirus case unrelated to the cruise ship outbreak, involving a strain commonly seen in the western U.S.
Gobble's Take: Two people under federal quarantine orders is a specific, trackable number — and right now it's the clearest signal that officials have a handle on this.
Source: Critical Health Voices
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