Surveillance ordered for US hantavirus ship passengers who go home
Eighteen American cruise ship passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus will be allowed to leave a quarantine facility on June 1 after nearly three weeks. However, they will be under surveillance at home for an additional three weeks, which is more stringent than typical health protocols. The CDC has emphasized the health and safety of the passengers and the surrounding communities during this process.
- ▪The passengers were repatriated from a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak in May.
- ▪They will be monitored at home by law enforcement or public health workers for three weeks after leaving quarantine.
- ▪Some passengers have expressed a desire to remain in the quarantine unit for the full 42-day incubation period.
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For subscribersSurveillance ordered for US hantavirus ship passengers who go homeSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxIt appeared earlier this week that some of the passengers might be prevented from leaving the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska, the only federally funded facility of its kind.PHOTO: AFPJacey Fortin, Apoorva MandavilliPublished May 30, 2026, 10:30 AMUpdated May 30, 2026, 11:11 AMListenNEW YORK – At least some of the 18 American cruise ship passengers potentially exposed to the hantavirus will be allowed to leave a quarantine facility on June 1, after nearly three weeks in isolation.But federal officials have said that the passengers should remain at their homes and under constant surveillance by law enforcement or public health workers for another…
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