UNMC Global Center for Health Security

⭐GCHS in the News ⭐

"UNMC, Nebraska Medicine mark milestone as quarantine operation ends"

State and university leaders marked the end of a six-week quarantine monitoring 18 passengers exposed to hantavirus; all completed safely with no cases identified.

Read the story: https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2026/06/24/unmc-nebraska-medicine-mark-milestone-as-quarantine-operation-ends/

⭐GCHS in the Media ⭐

"Two more cruise ship passengers depart from National Quarantine Unit"

Read the story: https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2026/06/18/two-more-cruise-ship-passengers-depart-from-national-quarantine-unit-2/

Watch this week's Region 7 Infectious Disease Briefing for updates on H5N1, Measles, COVID-19, and Bundibugyo ebolavirus.

Watch the recording: https://echo360.org/media/c655c466-ffdf-4127-83fc-dd90ff8056a1/public

⭐GCHS in the News ⭐

"Three more cruise ship passengers depart from National Quarantine Unit"

Read story: https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2026/06/09/three-more-cruise-ship-passengers-depart-from-national-quarantine-unit/

⭐GCHS in the News ⭐

"Three more cruise ship passengers depart from National Quarantine Unit"

After spending four weeks at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, three former passengers from the MV Hondius have returned to their home states for continued monitoring for the next two weeks under the jurisdiction of their local and state public health departments.

Read full story: https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2026/06/09/three-more-cruise-ship-passengers-depart-from-national-quarantine-unit/

⭐GCHS in the Media⭐

"Five former passengers depart from National Quarantine Unit"

"After spending three weeks at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, five former passengers from the MV Hondius have returned to their home states for continued monitoring for the next 21 days under the jurisdiction of their local and state public health departments. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requested the individuals from the cruise ship associated with a Hantavirus remain at the NQU through Sunday, May 31".

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4uO2OCL

In this week’s Region 7 Infectious Disease Briefing, Dr. Lawler shares updates on H5N1, norovirus, and mpox, along with an overview of the Bundibugyo virus, which is currently causing outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

Watch the recording: https://bit.ly/4fVnN1x

🚨UNMC / Nebraska Medicine Press Conference

👉If you missed today’s UNMC/Nebraska Medicine press conference on the National Quarantine Unit Andes virus (Hantavirus) response, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH0X-TvqrVw

⭐Region 7 Infectious Disease Briefing ⭐

For this week's R7IDB, we welcomed UNMC infectious disease specialist and medical director of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit Richard Hankins, MD.

Watch the briefing for updates on:
👉Measles
👉Andes virus (hantavirus)
👉Bundibugyo ebolavirus

Watch the recording: https://echo360.org/media/177cbc2f-1557-4537-bca1-43aa7487a85c/public

🚨Transmission Newsletter Update🚨

You may have noticed our Transmission newsletter was briefly offline earlier this week—thank you for your patience, and we apologize for the interruption. GCHS is currently working on a redesign of the Transmission, with a refreshed look coming soon! Stay tuned—the updated version will launch in the coming weeks. In the meantime, our Transmission webpage is back online and continues to provide your curated source for global health security news.

Read the Transmission: https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/