90-Second Read: Inside Nebraska quarantine unit monitoring Hantavirus cruise passengers

Americans evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak are heading to a quarantine center in Nebraska where they will be monitored for symptoms. The Nebraska Medical Center also has a Biocontainment Unit, which will treat passengers who have been diagnosed with Hantavirus or are exhibiting symptoms, officials said. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, said on CNN's "State of the Union" on May 10 that each of the passengers will be assessed on whether they were exposed to someone with Hantavirus.

Three people who traveled on the MV Hondius, a cruise ship run by Netherlands-based operator Oceanwide Expeditions, have died from Hantavirus. The American cruise passengers are being transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. All passengers will be assessed when they arrive to the Nebraska, at which point their quarantine period will be determined, he added.

In that case, passengers can choose to stay at the quarantine unit if they'd like. Once home, passengers can report to state and local public health agencies, he added. At least 10 people have been either confirmed or suspected to be infected, though that number could change after the final passengers are evacuated on May 11.