90-Second Read: CDC and Florida at odds over Hantavirus cruise ship passenger’s quarantine

Florida health officials are pushing back at quarantine guidance from the CDC for passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius exposed to the Andes Hantavirus. Perryman said that health officials previously told passengers that they would be able to leave federal quarantine by the end of May and spend the rest of their 42-day quarantine under home supervision. Perryman, a Florida native, is one of 18 Americans who were on the Hondius when the rare Hantavirus outbreak struck in May.

One American who was on the cruise ship says she's stuck in the middle and unable to leave federal quarantine. States were required by the CDC to station law enforcement or public health employees outside the homes of quarantined passengers for surveillance. As of Thursday, 10 of the Hondius passengers have left the federal facility and are now under surveillance in their home states, until the end of the virus's full 42-day quarantine period, set to end June 22, a University of Nebraska Medical Center spokesperson confirmed.

The passengers' trips home were coordinated by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, as well as local and state health departments. The World Health Organization confirmed 13 cases of Andes virus associated with the cruise ship, and three people have died. Florida health officials, it appears, have a different approach.