Month: May 2026

Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-arm-yourself-against-hantavirus-misinformation/ READ from source

Health officials around the world have been closely monitoring a deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to a Dutch-flagged cruise ship.As of May 15, 2026, there are […]

The suspected hantavirus case in Ontario County involves a Geneva High School student, the Geneva City School District confirmed to 13WHAM. Source: https://13wham.com/news/local/suspected-hantavirus-case-in-ontario-county-involves-geneva-high-school-student-district-says READ from […]

A 3-hour WHO Hantavirus emergency Zoom call was held this morning, providing outbreak analysis. It seemed that for every question asked many more questions were raised. […]

According to AP News, the Hantavirus has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed. Source: https://wwmt.com/news/local/kalamazoo-er-doctor-explains-hantavirus-spread-and-prevention-amid-andes-strain-outbreak READ from source

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/more-than-40-people-in-u-s-being-monitored-for-hantavirus/ READ from source

Crew, passengers and people in contact have been quarantined in several European countries. Source: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2026/05/15/who-revises-hantavirus-cases-lower-after-us-passenger-tests-negative/90097697007/ READ from source

Admiral and urologist Brian Christine platformed far-right conspiracies about COVID and the 2020 election on his podcast, per a new report. Source: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/brian-christine-covid-conspiracist-erection-expert-leads-us-hantavirus-response.html READ from […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/origins-of-hantavirus-how-virus-tied-to-cruise-ship-outbreak-came-to-be/ READ from source

False claims based on bad translation slip past policies targeting hate speech and medical misinformation. Source: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/hantavirus-hebrew/ READ from source

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/travel-editor-peter-greenberg-on-continued-monitoring-of-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise/ READ from source

Source: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/health/contagious-hantavirus-strain-may-stay-in-human-sperm-for-six-years/ READ from source

A total of 10 cases of hantavirus have been reported to the World Health Organization, the group shared in an update Friday. Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2026/05/15/hantavirus-cases-update-who/90094537007/ READ […]

“Preparedness is not built during a crisis press conference or after a pathogen has already crossed borders,” writes Krutika Kuppalli. Source: https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/15/ebola-outbreak-drc-hantavirus-who/ READ from source

The CDC is monitoring 41 people in multiple states for the hantavirus, but added there are no hantavirus cases currently in the U.S. Source: https://www.wcvb.com/article/hantavirus-no-cases-in-us/71317440 […]