90-Second Read: Hantavirus latest updates: French passenger develops symptoms during flight home as cruise ship evacuation continues

Dozens of passengers, including 18 people in the United States, are being monitored in medical facilities for Hantavirus tied to the deadly outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius. The World Health Organization said that as of Wednesday, there were still 11 reported cases of Hantavirus stemming from the cruise ship, eight of which had been confirmed, two that were probable and one that remains inconclusive. The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that all 11 confirmed or suspected cases of Hantavirus are among people who were passengers aboard the MV Hondius.

A total of 16 passengers are currently at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, according to health officials. A French passenger who tested positive for the virus is on life support at a Paris hospital. Meanwhile, 12 staff members at a Dutch hospital have been quarantined as a preventive measure after blood and urine from a Hantavirus patient were handled without following strict protocols.

The WHO and health departments around the world are working to identify others who may have been exposed to the virus by passengers after they left the ship. Follow-up and contact tracing for all contacts of Hantavirus cases linked to the cruise ship [are] ongoing. Health officials had previously said that the person's initial test results were positive, but during a media briefing on Wednesday, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the person would be retested because the initial results were inconclusive.