quarantine

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A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in quarantine on tiny Pitcairn Island, a volcanic outcrop in the South Pacific famously settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

In travel news this week, 18 American passengers from the expedition cruise ship struck by a rare hantavirus outbreak were transported to a specialist quarantine center after one tested positive and another showed symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

They will speak to each patient about their exposure to the virus to determine their risk, and “then there’ll be some conversations about the most appropriate duration of quarantine for these individuals,” she said.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Two other Californians who were on board the MV Hondius are healthy and are being observed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s National Quarantine Unit, the only federally funded quarantine unit in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

He’d read about one such quarantine in a magazine, the first excuse that came into his head.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead