Month: May 2026

Hantavirus is circulating on social media, reigniting health fears for students who survived lockdown during COVID-19. Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/16/hantavirus-student-fears-covid-pandemic/ READ from source

Source: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/4th-king-county-resident-monitoring-hantavirus-exposure/281-d2ca73d4-43fd-43ea-8bd4-16dd7487d24c READ from source

Source: https://www.9news.com/video/news/local/colorado-news/latest-headlines-douglas-county-resident-dies-of-hantavirus/73-c6d25a49-1a66-49df-af1d-6c79596eb7bf READ from source

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/health/video/hantavirus-outbreak-trump-health-maha-lead-jake-tapper READ from source

The type of hantavirus the person has, Sin Nombre virus, is rare but occurs in Washington, and is a different type than the cases on […]

Two Georgia passengers being monitored after a cruise ship hantavirus outbreak have been discharged from Emory University Hospital. Source: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/hantavirus-monitoring-ends-atlanta-emory-university-hospital-releases-patients READ from source

The overall risk to the public remains low, WHO officials said. Source: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5880945-hantavirus-has-not-mutated-to-be-more-transmissible-who/ READ from source

While the risk for hantavirus infection here in our corner of the state remains low, there are some things you can do to protect yourself […]

A “suspected” hantavirus case is under investigation in New York’s Ontario County, with officials saying there is no risk to the general public from it. […]

Learn how researchers discovered traces of Andes virus lingering in a patient’s semen nearly six years after infection and why the findings are raising new […]

Dr. Helmut Albrecht, an infectious disease specialist with Prisma Health in South Carolina, discussed the virus and how families can protect themselves. Source: https://www.wistv.com/2026/05/15/hantavirus-what-you-need-know-with-dr-helmut-albrecht-md/ READ […]

Two more passengers of the ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak have arrived at UNMC’s National Quarantine Unit Friday afternoon. Source: https://www.wowt.com/2026/05/15/two-more-people-exposed-hantavirus-ship-come-unmc-quarantine-unit/ READ […]

Another case of hantavirus has been reported in Washington, this time in Chelan County — and health officials note it has no connection to the […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/dozens-monitored-in-u-s-after-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship/ READ from source

Chelan-Douglas Health District officials have confirmed a case of hantavirus in a Chelan County resident, marking one of the occasional infections reported eac Source: https://komonews.com/news/local/chelan-county-east-wenatchee-hantavirus-case-mice-case-andes-washington-state-sin-nombre-virus-strain […]