{"id":2601119,"date":"2026-05-11T09:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-american-who-was-on-hantavirus-cruise-ship-tests-positive-as-2nd-passenger-now-showing-symptoms\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:13:21","slug":"alert-american-who-was-on-hantavirus-cruise-ship-tests-positive-as-2nd-passenger-now-showing-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-american-who-was-on-hantavirus-cruise-ship-tests-positive-as-2nd-passenger-now-showing-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Alert: American Who Was on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Tests Positive, as 2nd Passenger Now Showing Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falert-american-who-was-on-hantavirus-cruise-ship-tests-positive-as-2nd-passenger-now-showing-symptoms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601119&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A former passenger from a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hantavirus-affected cruise ship<\/a> has tested positive for Andes virus (a hantavirus strain),while another American passenger is reported to have symptoms. The two Americans, along with 15 others evacuated from the MV *Hondius*, arrived in Nebraska and were transported in biocontainment units to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical center. Health officials said one passenger was \u201cmildly PCR positive,\u201d and the second passenger\u2019s testing status was unclear. In line with World Health institution guidance, those coming off the ship were advised to quarantine for 42 days to limit potential spread.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also notes that a French citizen tested positive. Officials said quarantine-at-home options may be offered to the returning Americans. The CDC issued guidance to clinicians to consider hantavirus in patients with compatible symptoms such as fever, fatigue, muscle aches, and later respiratory issues; it warns that severe disease can be fatal and that the major concern is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mouse-tests-positive-for-deadly-hantavirus-in-southern-california\/\" title=\"Mouse Tests Positive for Deadly ... in Southern California\">hantavirus pulmonary syndrome<\/a>.It adds that specific treatment is not recommended beyond early supportive care,and that person-to-person transmission of Andes virus is rare and typically requires close,prolonged contact with a symptomatic person.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One American who was on a hantavirus-ravaged cruise ship has tested positive for the virus, while a second is showing symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Both Americans were aboard the MV Hondius and were evacuated with 15 other Americans on board, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/10\/us-news\/1-american-returning-from-hantavirus-stricken-cruise-showing-symptoms-another-postive-hhs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The infected passengers were in biocontainment units on the flight to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the Department of Health and Human Services said.<\/p>\n<p>The former passengers landed in Nebraska on Monday around 2:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said one passenger tested \u201cmildly PCR positive\u201d for Andes virus \u2014 the hantavirus strain that led to at least three shipboard deaths \u2014 while it was not clear if the second passenger with symptoms had been tested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of now, the airlift will transport passengers to the ASPR Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center (RESPTC) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center\/Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska before taking the passenger with mild symptoms to a second RESPTC at its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-authorities-search-for-tanker-truck-believed-to-contain-dozens-to-be-trafficked\/\" title=\"Texas authorities search for tanker truck believed to contain dozens to be trafficked\">final destination<\/a>,\u201d the Department of Health and Human Services said.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization recommended that anyone coming off the ship be in quarantine for 42 days.<\/p>\n<p>The final passengers aboard the ship were due to be evacuated Monday and sent to their respective countries, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2026\/05\/11\/hantavirus-cruise-ship-quarantine-passengers-updates--live\/90023430007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>. There were 94 passengers from 19 nations evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers were isolated to prevent contact with the public during their evacuation from the ship to aircraft that would take them home.<\/p>\n<p>A French citizen has also tested positive.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, said the Americans returning will be given the option to quarantine at home.<\/p>\n<p>The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/han\/php\/notices\/han00528.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued<\/a> a warning for U.S. doctors to consider a hantavirus diagnosis for patients who have the symptoms of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly symptoms can include fever, fatigue, and muscle aches, especially in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weight-lifting-exercises-for-absolute-beginners\/\" title=\"Weight Lifting Exercises for Absolute Beginners\">large muscle groups<\/a> like the thighs, hips, back, or shoulders. Early symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, nausea, and fatigue can be easily confused with influenza or other viral illnesses,\u201d the CDC warned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout half of all HPS patients have experienced headaches, dizziness, chills, and gastrointestinal symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Late symptoms of HPS appear approximately 4-10 days after the initial phase of illness and can include coughing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Individuals are generally only infectious while symptomatic,\u201d the CDC continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHantavirus disease can cause severe illness and can be fatal. Clinicians should be aware of the potential for imported cases, although the risk of broad spread to the United States is considered extremely unlikely at this time,\u201d the CDC reported.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC said the big fear is that infected individuals will contract hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-19-patient-given-viagra-wakes-from-28-day-coma-report\/\" title=\"COVID-19 Patient Given Viagra, Wakes From 28-Day Coma: Report\">potentially fatal disease<\/a> that targets the lungs and has a fatality rate of 38 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndes virus, confirmed as the cause of this hantavirus outbreak, is the only type of hantavirus that has been documented to spread from person-to-person. Although rare, spread between people has typically required close, prolonged contact with a symptomatic person,\u201d the CDC warned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo specific treatment is recommended for hantavirus infection; early supportive care is critical even before the diagnosis is confirmed. 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