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US ends its hantavirus response as quarantines expire and threat wanes
Health officials said 54 contacts remain under quarantine as the global monitoring period nears its end.
- Kalitta Air 492 carrying Sixteen Americans from the cruise ship Hondius landed at Eppley Airfield in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026, following a hantavirus outbreak.
- Medical personnel transported the passengers to the Nebraska Medical Center Davis Global Center, where they will be monitored and assessed at the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit.
- Jim Pillen joined federal officials including Assistant Secretary for Health Brian Christine and John Knox of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response during an update on the arrival.
- Brendan Jackson, CDC acting director for high-consequence pathogens, coordinated with Nebraska Medicine doctors to oversee the assessment of passengers at the University facility.
- State and federal authorities continue managing the response as Sixteen Americans remain under observation following the hantavirus outbreak that affected their cruise.
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