Event Brief
HHS repatriates 2 Americans in hantavirus response
Filed: May 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
Summary: HHS says two Americans from a hantavirus-hit cruise were flown back in biocontainment units; one has mild symptoms.
WHO: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); two Americans returning from a hantavirus-hit cruise
WHAT: Two Americans were flown back to the U.S. in biocontainment units after exposure to hantavirus/Andes virus; one has mild symptoms and another tested mildly PCR positive.
WHEN: May 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM ET
WHERE: Tampa, FL
WHY: The passengers were repatriated due to suspected hantavirus/Andes virus infection following a hantavirus-hit cruise.
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