Two passengers of hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrive in Atlanta

Emory University Hospital Midtown is seen on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Atlanta.

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Two passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Atlanta.

The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention informed the Georgia Department of Health on Monday that the two individuals have been transported to Emory University Hospital’s serious communicable diseases unit.

The patients landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.