Two Texas residents are self-monitoring for illness after traveling on the M/V Hondius cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak. State health officials say neither person is showing symptoms and both left the ship before any passengers became ill. The outbreak has raised concerns globally, with eight people either tested positive for or suspected to have contracted the Andes strain of hantivirus. The ship was off the coast of West Africa on Friday as health officials continued monitoring the situation. Dr. Peter Hotez, Dean of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, said the virus is serious but does not pose the same threat level as other highly transmissible diseases like COVID-19. The scrutiny surrounding the outbreak has extended to five U.S. states, including Texas.