- Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, a retired oncologist and passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship, tested positive for hantavirus after offering medical assistance to sick individuals during the voyage.
- Kornfeld experienced flu-like symptoms, including night sweats, chills, and fatigue, in early April on the ship, where at least three passengers have died from the virus.
- Currently in a biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Kornfeld is awaiting further test results after one lab returned a "faint" positive result while another was negative.
- The MV Hondius began its remote voyage from Argentina to Cape Verde on April 1 with 147 passengers, including several Americans.
- Illinois health officials are investigating a separate Hantavirus case, not linked to the cruise, where a resident contracted a North American strain from rodent droppings and is now recovering.
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