90-Second Read: American cruise ship passengers push for home quarantine after Hantavirus exposure

So far, no Americans have been sickened in this Hantavirus outbreak. At least two Americans say they received quarantine orders to stay in a Nebraska biocontainment unit following their exposure to Hantavirus aboard a Dutch cruise ship. Some of the passengers said they had been in contact with state health departments to draw up details of their home quarantine.

The passengers have been told they need to stay in Nebraska until May 31, despite earlier messaging suggesting they could finish the 42-day incubation period at home. A total of 18 Americans are being monitored at the Nebraska facility, the CDC said yesterday. Currently the Andes strain outbreak related to the MV Hondius stands at 11 cases, including 3 deaths.

So far no cases have been identified in anyone other than passengers on the Dutch cruise ship. Among those who debarked yesterday are 18 Americans, 1 of whom has tested positive for the virus. The incubation period is the time from exposure to first appearance of symptoms.