Month: May 2026

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/health/video/ebof-hantavirus-biocontainment-unit-doctor-stephen-kornfeld READ from source

Health professionals across the Carolinas are addressing concerns from the public and providing guidance after more than a dozen American passengers exposed to the hantavirus […]

How could an Illinois resident have caught hantavirus? What we know after officials announced a case in the state unrelated to a cruise ship outbreak. […]

MV Hondius cruise ship passenger documents his quarantine experience at a Nebraska medical facility as officials monitor a hantavirus outbreak on board. Source: https://www.foxnews.com/health/cruise-passenger-shows-life-inside-nebraska-quarantine-after-hantavirus-exposure-scare READ […]

One American passenger who sailed on the MV Hondius is now in a quarantine unit in Omaha, Nebraska. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy82kzzlrz5o READ from source

The risk is considered low, but the Minnesota Department of Health alerted public amid heightened interest and concern over infectious disease. Source: https://www.startribune.com/hantavirus-exposure-minnesota-monitoring-cruise-ship-outbreak/601842115 READ from […]

Three Kansans who came into “high risk” contact with a person who has confirmed Andes hantavirus are being monitored by state officials. Source: https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/12/three-kansans-being-monitored-for-hantavirus-after-contact-with-infected-cruise-ship-passenger/ READ […]

The World Health Organization says the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has now reached 11 total reported cases worldwide, nine of which have […]

Rosmarin takes viewers inside a specialized unit designed to contain the deadly hantavirus. (@jakerosmarin/Instagram) Source: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6395371234112 READ from source

It can take up to 42 days after exposure to the Andes hantavirus for symptoms to appear. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hantavirus-cruise-ship-quarantine-location-experts-divided-us-return-rcna344723 READ from source

Three King County residents may have been exposed to the hantavirus that has killed and sickened passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship. Source: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/12/3-king-county-residents-being-monitored-for-hantavirus/ […]

Source: https://www.10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/cruise-ship-passenger-documents-quarantine-following-hantavirus-outbreak/507-748fd5ae-272e-42b1-85e5-69afbf2ec5b5 READ from source

Our global health reporter, Apoorva Mandavilli, explains that there is no indication the hantavirus outbreak could turn into a pandemic — but also that the […]

The Illinois Department of Public Health said Tuesday it is investigating a possible hantavirus case in a resident that is not connected to a widespread […]

Hantaviruses are a group of viruses carried by rodents that can be transmitted to humans, often causing serious illness. Source: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/12/minnesota-monitors-resident-potentially-exposed-to-hantavirus-cruise-outbreak READ from source