Americans from hantavirus cruise ship remain in quarantine to monitor for symptoms, CDC says

All 18 U.S. passengers who were on the MV Hondius cruise ship remain in federal quarantine as doctors and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figure out when they can safely go home.

All 18 U.S. passengers who were on the MV Hondius cruise ship remain in federal quarantine as doctors and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figure out when they can safely go home.

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At a briefing Wednesday, the CDC said it is encouraging the passengers to stay in the quarantine until the end of the 42-day incubation period, which started Monday, the day they disembarked from the cruise ship.

Dr. David Fitter, incident manager for the CDC’s hantavirus response, said they’re still interviewing the passengers to determine how closely they were exposed to the Andes hantavirus while they were on the ship. That process is expected to last at least through Thursday.