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Five US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to home states

FILE PHOTO: The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, leaves the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, May 11, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, leaves the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, May 11, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Reuters

Five U.S. residents, who were on the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship, have returned to their home states for continued monitoring after spending three weeks at the National Quarantine Unit, the University of Nebraska Medical Center said on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru)

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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 9:23 AM.

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