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Texas Resident #2

MONITORING
US-TX-002
PASSENGER · U

DOSSIER

UPDATED · 2026-05-13

Both residents remain symptom-free per Texas Department of State Health Services. They were not sent to the Nebraska federal quarantine site because they had already disembarked and returned to Texas before the outbreak was identified. Dr Peter Hotez (Baylor College of Medicine) told click2houston on May 11 that, given the late-March to early-April exposure window and the three-to-six-week incubation period of Andes virus, 'there is a good likelihood they will not turn out to have the hantavirus infection.' Exposure was initially listed as occurring in Cape Verde; recent reporting locates initial exposure in southern Argentina before boarding, which is consistent with the multi-country genetic analysis pointing to a Chile/Argentina origin

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UPDATED · 2026-05-11

Second of two asymptomatic Houston-area Texas residents who disembarked MV Hondius before the outbreak was identified. DSHS confirmed both report no symptoms and no contact with a sick person aboard, and have agreed to daily temperature self-checks with mandatory reporting of any illness signs. Houston Health Department Director Dr. Theresa Tran declined to confirm whether Houstonians are under monitoring, and DSHS stated it will not release additional personal details to protect privacy. Monitoring window reflects the up-to-eight-week ANDV incubation period. No distinguishing facts exist publicly to separate US-TX-002 from US-TX-001

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ORIGINAL ENTRY

US national, Texas resident. MV Hondius passenger. Under CDC monitoring. Asymptomatic. Identity withheld. Sources: CDC press release. Updated 2026-05-09: Second Texan under same DSHS self-monitoring protocol; asymptomatic, no known sick contact. No city disclosed

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dshs.texas.gov, kbtx.com (May 7 2026)

KEY DATES

EXPOSURE
2026-04-01
ONSET
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TRAVEL TIMELINE

  1. STOP 1 · Apr 1 → Apr 1Ushuaia, MV Hondius boardingBoarded MV Hondius for Atlantic Odyssey (149 passengers and crew)
  2. STOP 2 · Apr 3 → Apr 22At sea — Antarctic Peninsula / South GeorgiaAtlantic Odyssey expedition segment
  3. STOP 3 · Apr 24 → Apr 25Saint Helena — early disembarkationAmong the ~29-30 passengers who disembarked early at Saint Helena April 24 per AP reporting
  4. STOP 4 · Apr 25 → Apr 26Johannesburg O.R. Tambo — transitAIRLINK Saint Helena to Johannesburg charter, then onward connecting flight home
  5. STOP 5 · Apr 27 → PRESENTTexas, USA — home isolationTexas DSHS self-monitoring protocol; daily temperature checks; asymptomatic; no city disclosed.
  6. STOP 6 · May 1 → PRESENTTexas, USAHome isolation. CDC monitoring.