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Georgia Resident #2 (Emory, asymptomatic close contact)

MONITORING
US-GA-002
PASSENGER · U

DOSSIER

UPDATED · 2026-05-13
Test result

the symptomatic partner tested NEGATIVE for the Andes virus per the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on May 12; this resident has no positive result reported either. Dr Aneesh Mehta (Emory) at a May 12 briefing: 'one of the individuals is undergoing treatment and the other is being monitored.' Both members of the Georgia couple are now under contact monitoring at Emory through the 42-day window rather than being treated as confirmed cases

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UPDATED · 2026-05-11

Local Atlanta reporting (FOX 5 Atlanta, 11Alive) described the couple as testing positive and being transferred to Emory University Hospital's Serious Communicable Diseases Unit. Per 11Alive: 'couple is in a biocontainment unit.' Sources: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/dnp-2-georgia-residents-who-tested-positive-hantavirus-taken-emory

UPDATED · 2026-05-09

No separate location disclosed; asymptomatic and under at-home monitoring alongside the first Georgia resident

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ORIGINAL ENTRY

[Created 2026-05-07] Second Georgia resident under Georgia Department of Public Health monitoring; MV Hondius passenger. Disembarked before the outbreak was identified. In good health, no signs of infection per state health authorities; daily temperature checks. Identity withheld for privacy

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CDC press release, Georgia DPH

KEY DATES

EXPOSURE
2026-04-01
ONSET
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OUTCOME
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TRAVEL TIMELINE

  1. STOP 1 · Apr 1 → Apr 1Ushuaia, MV Hondius boardingBoarded MV Hondius for Atlantic Odyssey expedition with 149 passengers and crew
  2. STOP 2 · Apr 3 → Apr 22At sea — Antarctic Peninsula / South Georgia segmentAtlantic Odyssey: Antarctica + South Georgia + Tristan da Cunha
  3. STOP 3 · Apr 24 → Apr 26Saint Helena — early disembarkationAmong the 29-30 passengers who disembarked early at Saint Helena April 24 (AP reporting); commercial airlift to Johannesburg and onward connection home
  4. STOP 4 · May 1 → PRESENTGeorgia, USAHome isolation. CDC monitoring. In good health.
  5. STOP 5 · May 11 → May 11Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportArrived ~09:00 ET via special flight from Omaha; biocontainment ambulance transport (Ebola-era equipment)
  6. STOP 6 · May 11 → PRESENTEmory University Hospital, Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, AtlantaCurrent location. Confirmed positive; under medical evaluation. Couple in biocontainment together. One symptomatic, one asymptomatic. "Contingency planning to preserve UNMC capacity."