A passenger on a US-bound flight repatriating Americans from a hantavirus-struck cruise ship has tested positive for the disease.
The US Department of Health and Human Services said one of the 17 Americans being brought back has tested mildly positive for the Andes strain of the virus.
A second has mild symptoms, HHS said.
The two passengers with symptoms have now been placed in the plane's biocontainment units.
After the jet returns stateside, passengers will be airlifted to a leading pathogen treatment centre at the University of Nebraska.
The passenger with mild symptoms will be taken to a second centre, the HHS said.
On arrival at the facilities, each individual will undergo clinical assessment and receive care based on their condition, the department added.
A total of 18 people will be on the American repatriation flight - the 17 Americans and one British national who is a US resident, Spain's Health Minister said.
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