American passenger from hantavirus-hit cruise ship on life in quarantine

U.S. American passenger from hantavirus-hit cruise ship speaks about life in quarantine By Lana Zak Lana Zak Anchor, CBS News 24/7; Correspondent Lana Zak is an anchor for CBS News 24/7 and a CBS News national correspondent. Read Full Bio Lana Zak May 14, 2026 / 7:17 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The number of people being monitored for hantavirus in the United States has grown to 41, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, as new details emerge about potential flight exposures and the conditions of passengers in quarantine from the affected M/V Hondius cruise ship.Eighteen repatriated passengers from the cruise are being monitored at facilities in Nebraska and Georgia – 16 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's National Quarantine Unit and two at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, the CDC said. As of Thursday, seven others who had already returned home from the cruise before the outbreak was identified are also being monitored.The CDC also said Thursday that additional people who were "flight contacts," or those who were exposed during travel, were being monitored, but didn't give an exact number. The travel routes and current locations of the individuals have not been released by the CDC.Officials say the risk to the general public remains low, and the CDC said Thursday there are no confirmed U.S. cases at this time. None of the passengers currently in quarantine are symptomatic, the CDC said.There have been at least 11 confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus linked to the outbreak on the ship, health officials say, including three fatalities: A Dutch couple and a German woman. Patients involved in the hantavirus outbreak have tested positive for the Andes strain, which can be transmitted from person to person. Hantavirus is typically transmitted by rodents."I feel terrible — but it's the right decision"Among those in quarantine is Jake Rosmarin, a New York native and travel influencer who spoke with CBS N...