90-Second Read: 3 New Yorkers among 18 quarantined after deadly Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

Three New Yorkers are among the 18 people being quarantined in Nebraska and Atlanta due to Hantavirus concerns. So far, there have been at least 10 confirmed or suspected cases of Hantavirus connected to the MV Hondius outbreak, including three deaths. Various officials have repeatedly emphasized the risk to the general public is low, and the Hantavirus outbreak on the ship is nothing like COVID.

The three were passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit with a deadly outbreak of the disease starting in early April. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the New York State Department of Health, and other local health departments to monitor the situation. There were nearly 150 people on board the ship, including the three New Yorkers.

New Jersey health officials said two residents there may have been exposed to someone who was infected with the Hantavirus on a plane. Hantaviruses are a family of rare viruses passed to humans through contact with contaminated rodent waste or saliva. Currently the risk to New Yorkers remains extremely low.