Emory University Hospital

CDC officials state the risk of hantavirus spread to the general public remains low. Sixteen U.S. passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, where three passengers died and eight others were infected, are isolated and monitored at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's National Quarantine Unit for 42 days due to the virus's long incubation period.

CDC officials state the risk of hantavirus spread to the general public remains low, despite several cruise ship passengers being infected. Americans on the MV Hondius cruise are being monitored at a quarantine center, and CDC is coordinating with public health officials to track potential exposures.