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Photos: Plane with U.S. carrying passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius arrives in Omaha
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Photos: Plane with U.S. carrying passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius arrives in Omaha

  • Nikos Frazier World-Herald Photo/Video Editor
  • May 11, 2026
  • May 11, 2026 Updated 5 hrs ago
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The plane with U.S. carrying passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius arrived in Omaha early Monday morning.

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Medical personnel escort U.S. passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, to awaiting shuttles at Eppley Airfield, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026.

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Kalitta Air 492 carrying U.S. passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, lands at Eppley Airfield, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026.

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Medical personnel escort U.S. passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, to awaiting shuttles at Eppley Airfield, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026.

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Medical personnel escort U.S. passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, to awaiting shuttles at Eppley Airfield, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026.

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An ambulance and shuttle buses transport U.S. passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius to the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Davis Global Center on Monday.

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U.S. passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, arrive at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Davis Global Center, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026.

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U.S. passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, arrive at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Davis Global Center, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026.

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U.S. passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, arrive at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Davis Global Center, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026.

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Adm. Brian Christine, Assistant Secretary fro Health - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, speaks during an update about the arrival of American cruise ship passengers to Nebraska Biocontainment Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Davis Global Center, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026. Sixteen Americans from the cruise ship associated with a hantavirus outbreak will be monitored and assessed at the biocontainment unit in Omaha.

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John Knox, principal deputy assistant secretary at the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, speaks during an update about the arrival of American cruise ship passengers to Nebraska Biocontainment Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Davis Global Center, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026. Sixteen Americans from the cruise ship associated with a hantavirus outbreak will be monitored and assessed at the biocontainment unit in Omaha.

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State and federal officials join University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine doctors during an update about the arrival of American cruise ship passengers to Nebraska Biocontainment Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Davis Global Center, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026. Sixteen Americans from the cruise ship associated with a hantavirus outbreak will be monitored and assessed at the biocontainment unit in Omaha.

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Gov. Jim Pillen speaks during an update about the arrival of American cruise ship passengers to Nebraska Biocontainment Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Davis Global Center, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026. Sixteen Americans from the cruise ship associated with a hantavirus outbreak will be monitored and assessed at the biocontainment unit in Omaha.

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Gov. Jim Pillen speaks during an update about the arrival of American cruise ship passengers to Nebraska Biocontainment Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Davis Global Center, in Omaha on Monday, May 11, 2026. Sixteen Americans from the cruise ship associated with a hantavirus outbreak will be monitored and assessed at the biocontainment unit in Omaha.

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