2 more cruise ship passengers leave Omaha quarantine after deadly hantavirus outbreak

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 313

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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OMAHA — Two more people who were passengers aboard a cruise ship that was the site of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have returned to their home states following about five weeks of monitoring at the University of Nebraska Medical Center-based National Quarantine Unit, according to a Thursday update.

UNMC said that six passengers now remain at the quarantine unit of the 18 who arrived in Omaha on May 11, diverted from the affected MV Hondius …

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