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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josh Funk and Mike Stobbe

5 American cruise ship passengers leave Nebraska quarantine facility

APTOPIX Spain Hantavirus Ship - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Five of the 18 American cruise ship passengers who have been staying at a national quarantine facility in Nebraska after being exposed to hantavirus are going home, U.S. health officials said Monday.

The five people will complete their monitoring at home after remaining symptom-free and meeting criteria for monitoring outside the quarantine unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

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