Self-Isolation Ends for Travellers Exposed to Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship
All 18 exposed Americans finished a 42-day watch without illness, and the shipboard outbreak caused 13 confirmed cases and 3 deaths, the CDC said.
- On June 24, 2026, the CDC officially concluded its hantavirus public health response after all 18 U.S. citizens potentially exposed to Andes virus during the MV Hondius cruise completed their 42-day monitoring period without developing illness.
- The MV Hondius departed Argentina on April 1, 2026, carrying 147 passengers from 23 countries; the voyage resulted in 13 confirmed cases and three deaths, a fatality rate of approximately 23 percent.
- Federal transport repatriated 18 potentially exposed Americans to the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha; 12 returned home for state-supervised monitoring while six remained at the unit through the full 42-day period.
- Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada reported Monday that all exposed Canadians have completed their isolation period; one Canadian who tested positive for the virus recovered earlier this month.
- While the hantavirus crisis concludes, federal resources shift toward a larger Ebola outbreak, though CDC Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya noted the response demonstrated the strength of coordinated infectious disease management.
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Self-isolation ends for travellers exposed to hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the self-isolation period is over for people who were exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship
Canadians exposed to hantavirus on cruise ship complete isolation period
All Canadians who were exposed to the Andes hantavirus earlier this year linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship have finished their self-isolation period, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada said on social media Monday.
HHS Ends Monitoring After Hantavirus Exposure on Cruise Ship
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has concluded its public health response to a Hantavirus exposure event linked to the M/V Hondius cruise ship after a 42-day monitoring period ended with no additional cases or sustained transmission identified in the United States. Federal officials said no individuals in the United States remain under public health monitoring related to the incident, marking the end of the dom…
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