Boats approach the Dutch, hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius after it arrived at the industrial port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands on May 10, 2026. Jorge Guerrero/AFP via Getty Images
Health officials are monitoring four California residents exposed to the Andes hantavirus outbreak related to the MV Hondius Dutch cruise ship, the state’s public health department reported May 11.
Two of the residents have returned home and are being monitored by local health officials and two have been transported to Nebraska by federal authorities.
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