An American citizen has tested positive for the hantavirus.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced that one of the 17 American citizens repatriated from the cruise ship affected by the hantavirus has tested slightly positive. "One passenger is currently experiencing mild symptoms, and another passenger tested slightly positive for the Andes virus via PCR testing," the U.S. department stated. The American passengers are being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit, located within the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha. This is a specialized facility for managing high-risk infectious diseases. Among those evacuated is an eighteenth person, a British citizen residing in the United States. Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA