Month: May 2026

The six passengers tested negative for the virus before they left the Netherlands. Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/05/15/hantavirus-cruise-ship-australia/ READ from source

To stop the spread of infectious diseases, governments need information and other resources that countries around the globe share through international organizations. Source: https://theconversation.com/from-medieval-plague-ships-to-hantavirus-how-outbreaks-at-sea-helped-to-shape-the-international-public-health-system-282957 READ […]

The sole American who returned a positive test aboard the MV Hondius has since tested negative three times, bringing the total number of reported cases […]

The CDC says there are now no known cases of hantavirus in the United States. The announcement is tied to new testing at The University […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/more-than-36-americans-being-monitored-for-potential-exposure-to-hantavirus/ READ from source

This animation traces the 44-day voyage of the expedition cruise ship M/V Hondius from Ushuaia, Argentina to the English Channel (1 Apr – 14 May […]

Experts say pets rarely spread hantavirus, but rodents still pose risks. Source: https://abc7.com/post/can-get-hantavirus-pet-heres-what-owners-should-know/19104877/ READ from source

I hope hantavirus doesn’t become COVID 2.0. But one thing is certain: It won’t dampen my desire to go on a cruise. Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/05/15/hantavirus-cruise-safe-family-vacation/90061229007/ READ […]

As the Trump administration sought to reassure Americans this week that a potential hantavirus outbreak posed little risk to the public, Dr. Brian Christine, one […]

A rodent-borne virus with a scary name. A mid-ocean cruise ship in quarantine. Several people dead and more falling sick. Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/hantavirus-outbreak-tests-post-covid-health-communications-playbook-2026-05-15/ READ from source

Source: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/world-news/6-passengers-from-hantavirus-hit-ship-arrive-in-australia-for-3-week-quarantine/ READ from source

World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus holds a virtual news conference on the Hantavirus outbreak that was linked to Dutch cruise ship MV […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/41-americans-monitored-for-hantavirus/ READ from source

Some residents also said they weren’t too concerned about the virus. Source: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/15/hawaii-doctor-hantavirus-is-not-next-pandemic/ READ from source

To put the headlines into perspective, hear from Stephen Waterman, M.D., MPH, a clinical professor at UC San Diego and former quarantine medical officer for […]