90-Second Read: Experts in Chicago weigh in as passengers disembark from Hantavirus-hit ship

The World Health Organization says none of the 147 people on board are experiencing any symptoms of Hantavirus. So far, there are nine confirmed or suspected cases of Hantavirus stemming from the cruise. Alfredo Mena Lora, says while the symptoms of Hantavirus may be similar to those of coronavirus, it's also a virus experts say they know a lot about compared to COVID when it first hit.

The CDC sent a team of epidemiologists and medical professionals to the Canary Islands, where the MV Hondius cruise ship finally docked after more than a month. The 17 Americans who were on board are now at the University of Nebraska for observation and quarantine. He says Hantavirus is a group of viruses, and most are host-specific.

One of the five French passengers who was taken off the ship started showing symptoms while flying home. More passengers from the ship will disembark on Monday. The Dutch couple spent months traveling around South America in areas known to carry the Andes strain of the virus, which is the only strain transmissible from human to human.