15 Americans (UNMC Quarantine Unit)

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine confirmed all 15 cohort members remain in the National Quarantine Unit and are well, with no symptoms. The one ship passenger in the separate Biocontainment Unit (tracked as MVH-010) is also doing well and symptom-free. One passenger told ABC News he is 'not experiencing any symptoms and plans on remaining in quarantine for the next 42 days.' Cohort composition reconfirmed: 15 U.S. citizens in the quarantine unit plus 1 dual U.S.-British citizen in the quarantine unit (tracked as GB-NE-001), with the single positive in the biocontainment unit

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Cohort of 15 US citizens repatriated from MV Hondius via State Department-organized flight that landed at Eppley Airfield around 2:30 a.m. ET May 11; buses arrived at UNMC Davis Global Center around 6:15 a.m. ET. Group age range reported as late 20s to early 80s; all 15 housed at the 20-bed National Quarantine Unit in single-occupancy negative-pressure rooms with en suite bath, Wi-Fi, and exercise equipment. All 15 tested negative for hantavirus on arrival and are asymptomatic; one additional American who tested positive was separately admitted to the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit and is tracked as MVH-010. Dr. John Lowe (UNMC) stated there is no pre-defined quarantine period; duration to be set after epidemiological assessment, with monitoring possible for up to 42 days. Daily symptom and vital-sign checks; symptomatic individuals would be transferred to the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit. HHS characterized public risk as very low; Dr. Angela Hewlett (UNMC) noted Andes virus requires sustained close contact for human-to-human spread

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Cohort of 15 American citizens currently at UNMC's National Quarantine Unit in Omaha (the 20-bed federally funded negative-pressure facility), under 42-day CDC surveillance protocol. All asymptomatic on arrival. Each has own room; brief medical assessments completed May 11; further clinical assessments planned. Arithmetic context: 17 individuals boarded the State Department flight from Tenerife to Omaha on May 11 — 16 Americans + 1 British UK-resident. Of the 16 Americans: 1 tested mildly positive on the return flight and was separated to UNMC Biocontainment Unit (tracked separately as MVH-010). The remaining 15 Americans are this cohort. The British UK-resident is tracked separately (GB-NE-001). The MVH-010 partner is among the 15 in this quarantine cohort — asymptomatic, in the same facility as the cohort but in their own private room. Sources: NBC News, CNN, Nebraska Public Media, UNMC (May 8-11). CORRECTION 2026-05-11: prior dossier read "17 Americans" — math now reflects MVH-010 split out (biocontainment) and British UK-resident accounted for separately (GB-NE-001)

unmc.edu, nebraskaexaminer.com, nbcnews.com (May 8-11 2026)