An American passenger quarantining at a Nebraska facility after being exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship says he plans to remain there the full 42 days.
One of the passengers of the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is speaking out two days after the ship's evacuation of guests.
While the COVID-19 pandemic was not that long ago, health leaders stress this is a different situation.
The cruise ship outbreak has put renewed attention on the Andes virus, a rare type of hantavirus that can spread between people and cause severe respiratory illness.
As the number of norovirus cases rise and hantavirus lingers on cruise ships, health officials advise passengers to take precautionary measures to avoid sickness.
Six U.S. states are tracking nine residents for possible hantavirus infections.