90-Second Read: 2 Hantavirus patients headed to Emory Hospital in Atlanta

Emory Healthcare officials provided an update on Monday regarding two patients being monitored in Atlanta after a deadly Hantavirus outbreak on the M/V Hondius cruise ship. Two people who were onboard a cruise ship that experienced a deadly Hantavirus outbreak are being monitored at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. Emory Healthcare officials provided an update on Monday regarding the two Hantavirus patients being treated at the hospital's Serious Communicable Diseases Unit. ATLANTA, Passengers from the M/V Hondius cruise ship are continuing to make their way home following a deadly Hantavirus outbreak tied to the vessel, with several travelers connected to Georgia now under medical monitoring.

The patients were transported to Emory University Hospital on Clifton Road. The Georgia Department of Public Health also confirmed that two patients were sent to Emory to be treated at their Serious Communicable Diseases Unit. Health officials say the outbreak is linked to the Andes strain of Hantavirus, which can spread person-to-person in rare cases. Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport aboard a special flight from Omaha, Nebraska.

The Georgia Department of Public Health previously confirmed that two Georgia residents who were aboard the cruise ship have already returned to the state. SKYFOX flew near the airport and was able to observe two people being assisted from the airplane to ambulances from Grady University Hospital waiting below. The SKYFOX crew flew overhead as the patients were unloaded from the hospital and taken inside. Nebraska health officials confirmed during an early-morning news conference that two people from the cruise were being transported to Atlanta.

While the two discussed patients are being monitored, other passengers remained asymptomatic. Information for the above story comes from national reporting about the return of the passengers, sources for FOX News, observations by the SKYFOX crew, and information provided by Emory University Hospital. To the American public, we want you to know that we are here to protect your health and to ensure American communities remain healthy and safe.