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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 […]

A six-week travel expedition turned into 12 weeks for passengers in UNMC’s quarantine unit. Source: https://www.wowt.com/2026/05/15/hantavirus-ship-passenger-speaks-about-nebraska-quarantine-experience/ READ from source

People in the “high-risk” category are instructed to stay home and limit contact with others, avoid being in buildings other than their home and avoid […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/video/health-officials-monitoring-growing-number-of-people-for-hantavirus/ READ from source

Australian Health Minister Mark Butler said the government would implement one of world’s strongest quarantine responses to the outbreak. Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/6-passengers-from-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-arrive-in-australia-for-3-week-quarantine READ from source

The hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has potentially exposed passengers to a deadly disease. Most returning Americans are now housed in Nebraska. Some may […]

Researchers know very little about how long the Andes version of the hantavirus can remain in human hosts Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hantavirus-can-persist-in-semen-for-years-but-that-doesnt-mean-it-remains-contagious/ READ from source