CDC Orders Quarantine for 2 Passengers From Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship

Acting CDC Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya issued orders for two of the 18 American cruise ship passengers.

People disembark from the MV Hondius in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 18, 2026. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 19 confirmed it has ordered the quarantine of two people who were on a cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak took place.

Acting CDC Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya issued orders mandating the quarantine of two of the 18 passengers at a facility located at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, the CDC said in a statement.