US citizen mildly tests positive for hantavirus after cruise ship outbreak

Taken to Nebraska in biocontainment for assessment

A US citizen repatriated from a cruise ship affected by hantavirus has tested mildly positive, the health department says. The passenger is being kept in a biocontainment unit as a precaution while officials arrange transfer. Along with other US evacuees from the Canary Islands, the individual will go to a specialized center in Nebraska for further assessment and care.