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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.
- On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the end of the federal hantavirus response, confirming all passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius completed their 42-day quarantine with no sustained U.S. transmission.
- The outbreak originated in April aboard the MV Hondius, where Andes hantavirus—the only strain capable of human-to-human transmission—caused 13 confirmed cases and three deaths globally.
- Despite professional recommendations, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. extended the involuntary quarantine for passenger Angela Perryman, who remained at the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit for the full 42 days.
- While the domestic response concluded with zero reported U.S. cases, international health authorities continue monitoring 54 contacts across 33 countries, with surveillance scheduled to end July 2.
- Provided no further cases emerge, the World Health Organization expects to declare the outbreak over on July 2, marking the potential end of the multi-national containment effort.
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