NCDHHS: North Carolina Resident Among Those Monitored in International Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak

North Carolina -- May 11, 2026: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced today that a North Carolina resident was among the passengers aboard the M/V Hondius during a recent deadly hantavirus outbreak.The resident is currently part of a group of 17 Americans being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. This federal response follows an outbreak of the rare Andes virus strain during a cruise from Argent