A Boeing 747-style “jumbo jet” carrying 17 American passengers evacuated from a cruise with concerns about rat-related illness lands in Nebraska late at night, according to reporting from multiple outlets. U.S. health officials say at least one passenger has tested positive for hantavirus. The person who tests positive is not showing symptoms at the time officials report, while another passenger is described as having mild symptoms.
Sources indicate the flights and subsequent medical evaluations are part of a public health response to the cruise’s reported rat-virus concerns. The reported case involves hantavirus, a virus associated with certain rodents, and officials monitor passengers for illness as test results and symptom status become available.
The outlets focus on the passenger test outcomes and the timing and location of the landing, but they do not provide additional clinical details, severity, or specific information about the remaining passengers beyond their inclusion among those evacuated.
