### [2026-06-1](/feed/2026/06/1/index.md)

##### MV ''Hondius'' hantavirus outbreak
# The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that five people who had been in quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's National Quarantine Unit in Omaha, Nebraska, after being exposed to the hantavirus on the MV cruise ship, have returned to their respective home states. 




### Sources:

1. [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hantavirus-cruise-ship-passengers-quarantine-new-york-california-cdc-rcna347843)
2. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/hantavirus-quarantine-omaha-nebraska.html)

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