UNMC hantavirus operation wraps up, team ready if Ebola outbreak calls

The UNMC hantavirus operation has wrapped up and officials share feedback, say they're ready for the next emergency.

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: June 23, 2026

Words: 872

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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OMAHA — Empty, at least for now, is the Omaha-based National Quarantine Unit that for six weeks hosted American cruise ship passengers exposed to a deadly hantavirus.

All 18 people sent to the unit May 11 for monitoring because of an outbreak on the MV Hondius have returned to their respective states in “top shape,” University of Nebraska president Dr. Jeffrey Gold said Tuesday.

The last six “guests” cleared out Sunday. Others left the …

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