Nebraska's National Quarantine Unit To House American Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - MAY 11: Admiral Brian Christine, MD, the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services speaks during a press conference at the Davis Global Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus, which holds the National Quarantine Unit, on May 11, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. The cruise ship MV Hondius, which had three passengers die from Hantavirus last month and eight more reported cases, arrived on Sunday May 10 in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain, where the remaining passengers were repatriated to their respective countries. 17 American passengers, none of whom were experiencing Hantavirus symptoms, were brought to the National Quarantine Unit at the Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center to be isolated and monitored. (Photo by Dylan Widger/Getty Images)