CDC gives update on deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship
The CDC issued an update on the deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to a polar cruise ship, saying the risk to the general public remains low. […]
Month: May 2026
CDC not requiring hantavirus cruise passengers to isolate at home
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday that the hantavirus remains a low public health risk and while the agency is […]
Doctor who helped ship take care of passengers with hantavirus is isolated in Nebraska medical unit
An oncologist traveling on a cruise ship amid a hantavirus outbreak says he’s the lone American isolated at a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska. Source: […]
What we know about a Minnesotan’s possible hantavirus exposure
State epidemiologist Dr. Ruth Lynfield says the health department is keeping close tabs on a Minnesotan who may have been exposed to hantavirus and the […]
Hantavirus risk remains low, CDC says, citing its ‘playbook’ response
Despite rising concern about the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, two CDC doctors say the risk to the public remains low. Source: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/hantavirus-outbreak-cdc-briefing-cruise-ship-outbreak-response/ READ […]
Illinois officials investigate possible hantavirus case
ROCKFORD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating a possible hantavirus case near Rockford, Ill. Source: https://www.channel3000.com/news/illinois-officials-investigate-possible-hantavirus-case/article_c4a9d1c2-d944-4dfa-acab-2892026f16d5.html READ from source
‘High-risk exposure’: Kansas health leaders confirm 3 people exposed to hantavirus
Health officials in Kansas say they are monitoring several people who had contact with a person who tested positive for hantavirus. Source: https://www.whsv.com/2026/05/13/high-risk-exposure-kansas-health-leaders-confirm-3-people-exposed-hantavirus/ READ from […]
Hantavirus risk to US public remains low, CDC says
The risk from hantavirus to the general public remains very low, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more than 100 staff […]
Two NH residents traveled aboard cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
Two New Hampshire residents were on a cruise ship involved in a deadly hantavirus outbreak. No current health risk to residents, officials say. Source: https://vnews.com/2026/05/13/hantavirus-new-hampshire-residents/ […]
Doctor in hantavirus biocontainment unit talks about his symptoms with Erin Burnett
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/health/video/ebof-kornfeld-hantavirus-biocontainment-unit-sweats-and-chills READ from source
Critically ill French hantavirus patient is on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11
The French passenger hospitalized in Paris has a severe form of the disease that has caused life-threatening lung and heart problems, said Dr. Xavier Lescure, […]
Egg sandwiches and isolation – Life in US hantavirus quarantine
Jake Rosmarin tells the BBC what it’s like inside the national quarantine unit where he and 14 other passengers are staying in Nebraska. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2021x77970o […]
Can hantavirus spread through the air? What we do and don’t know
The Andes type of the hantavirus is spread by “close contact,” but it’s unclear how much of that transmission occurs by inhaling airborne droplets or […]
Public Health Officials Believe The Hantavirus Outbreak Is Under Control
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the latest on the hantavirus outbreak, using quantum physics for metabolic MRIs, how AI can help […]
Albany doctor breaks down hantavirus concerns after cruise ship exposure
Health officials are keeping a close watch on a small group of people for possible hantavirus exposure connected to a cruise ship, but an Albany […]