Event Brief
Cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus after evacuation
Filed: May 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: A passenger evacuated from an American cruise ship and flown to Nebraska tested positive for hantavirus without symptoms.
WHO: U.S. health officials
WHAT: A cruise passenger tested positive for hantavirus after evacuation to Nebraska
WHEN: May 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM ET
WHERE: Nebraska
WHY: No motive has been reported.
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