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

Two additional passengers who tested positive for Hantavirus reportedly arrived in Atlanta on a specially arranged flight Monday morning. 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. PREVIOUS STORY: 2 Georgians under monitoring after deadly ship outbreak Two additional passengers who have reportedly tested positive for Hantavirus arrived in metro Atlanta Monday morning aboard a special flight from Omaha, Nebraska. Two people who have tested positive for the Hantavirus virus arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this morning. A plane carrying the patients landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport around 9 a.m.

The patients are reportedly being transported to Emory University Hospital on Clifton Road. Health officials say the outbreak is linked to the Andes strain of Hantavirus, which can spread person-to-person in rare cases. Information for 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. 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.

They are being transported to Emory University Hospital. FOX News was able to confirm with sources that two patients were on their way to Atlanta. Nebraska health officials also confirmed two people from the cruise were being transported to Atlanta during a news conference on Monday morning. Emory officials have not responded to FOX 5 Atlanta at this time. Health officials said both individuals are asymptomatic and are following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

No identifying information about the patients has been released. FOX 5 Atlanta has reached out to multiple officials for more information. Federal health officials said more than a dozen Americans were flown overnight to a national quarantine unit in Omaha. The World Health Organization is recommending 42 days of active monitoring for passengers returning to their home countries. Health officials continue to stress that the risk to the general public remains low.