One American passenger tested mildly positive with others still under checks.
Folks got flown back from Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands and slapped with quarantines.
Three deaths reported worldwide so far with the Argentina rodent stop as the likely source.
CDC keeps saying community spread risk stays low while working with global partners.
One French patient hanging on with serious lung issues as total cases hit 11.
Repatriations wrapped up but follow-up testing continues.
Eighteen Americans are now in quarantine in two federal centers after having returned home from the MV Hondius cruise ship. https://t.co/uzmbKExPGl
— NBC 7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) May 13, 2026
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“We want to do this in the least restrictive way possible,” Dr. Brendan Jackson, acting director of the high-consequence pathogens and pathology division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a media briefing Monday.
It can take up to 42 days after exposure to the virus for symptoms to appear. If passengers are allowed to leave the federal quarantine centers and stay home instead, they would need to be symptom-free. They’d also need to check in with local health officials regularly, Jackson said.
We want to do this in the least restrictive way possible,” Dr. Brendan Jackson, acting director of the high-consequence pathogens and pathology division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a media briefing Monday.
It can take up to 42 days after exposure to the virus for symptoms to appear. If passengers are allowed to leave the federal quarantine centers and stay home instead, they would need to be symptom-free. They’d also need to check in with local health officials regularly, Jackson said.