Overview
- The five passengers were released from a federal quarantine facility in Nebraska and sent home to finish monitoring after meeting CDC safety criteria, with the moves completed Monday, June 1.
- The CDC said the people remain symptom-free and may continue observation at home under conditions set by public health officials.
- U.S. authorities have allowed some repatriated passengers to finish the remaining portion of the 42-day monitoring period at home when states provide local oversight including continuous external monitoring.
- The outbreak linked to the MV Hondius has been tied to the Andes strain of hantavirus, and as of late May officials reported 13 cases and three deaths connected to the ship.
- Public-health agencies continue contact tracing, laboratory sequencing and environmental testing while treating the risk to the wider public as low because Andes virus is mainly rodent-borne and human spread is rare after prolonged close contact.