American passengers from a cruise ship experiencing a hantavirus outbreak have been evacuated and transported to specialized quarantine facilities in Nebraska and Georgia, with at least one confirmed positive case among them. The University of Nebraska's National Quarantine Unit is the only federally funded facility of its kind in the U.S., equipped to handle dangerous infectious disease exposures. Some sources report 17 evacuees while others cite 18, with discrepancy likely reflecting whether counts include crew or differ by reporting time — the core fact of evacuation and quarantine placement is confirmed across multiple major outlets including BBC, NPR, NYT, and CNN.