2 More Cruise Ship Passengers Leave Quarantine in Omaha
Florida instead offers voluntary home isolation with telehealth checks as 8 passengers remain in Nebraska under a 42-day hantavirus quarantine, officials said.
- Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo argues the CDC's 24/7 surveillance guidelines for hantavirus returnees are "not necessary," blocking a passenger's return from the Nebraska National Quarantine Unit.
- Eighteen Americans were quarantined in Omaha after exposure to the rare Andes hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius in May. Ten have returned to their home states under CDC guidelines; eight remain in Nebraska.
- Florida native Angela Perryman, 47, remains confined in Nebraska, describing conditions as like "prison" and "solitary confinement." She insists she is being "held hostage" by the state-federal power struggle.
- Instead of in-person temperature checks by law enforcement, Florida health officials propose voluntary telehealth-based monitoring, claiming their approach protects public health and individual liberty. Resolution remains unlikely before quarantine ends June 22.
- Fellow passenger Jake Rosmarin has voluntarily remained in quarantine, documenting his stay on social media, while the Andes strain—which killed three people—requires 42-day isolation due to person-to-person spread risk.
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Cruise passenger from deadly hantavirus outbreak says she's 'held hostage' in quarantine fight
A passenger from a cruise that experienced a deadly hantavirus outbreak has drawn widespread attention after claiming she is being forced to remain in quarantine. According to a report from Today, Angela Perryman, 47, said a dispute involving Florida officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has left her confined at a federal facility — a situation she says makes her feel "held hostage." What happened? Perryman had been travel…
Americans Are Still in Nebraska Quarantine from the Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak. Here Is the Latest on the Most Unusual U.S. Health Emergency of 2026.
The CDC's June 11, 2026 situation update on the M/V Hondius Andes hantavirus outbreak: 10 Americans remain at the Nebraska Quarantine Unit, 8 have returned home for monitoring, and a separate Washington State hantavirus case has been reported. Full timeline and what it means for travelers.
Hantavirus Cruise Passenger Says She’s ‘Being Held Hostage’ Due to Public Health Dispute Between CDC, Florida
An American passenger who was aboard a cruise ship that endured a deadly hantavirus outbreak says she is being held in a federal quarantine facility against her will due to a public health battle between the state of Florida and the CDC.
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