The CDC said the risk to the general public from hantavirus remains low.
As of Friday, the WHO said there are still eight cases: five people confirmed to have hantavirus and three others were suspected of contracting it.
Between 1993 and 2023, some 890 cases of hantavirus have been reported in the U.S., CDC data shows. Many have died.
Health officials across the United States and around the world are monitoring a rare but deadly outbreak of hantavirus after multiple confirmed cases were linked to a luxury cruise ship, including ...
Historical public health data from the CDC show Kansas had 20 cases of hantavirus and seven deaths between 1993 and 2023.
The CDC announced no mandatory quarantine for passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius, opting for self-monitoring instead. This decision has sparked mixed reactions amid public health concerns.
California public health officials said on Wednesday that they have identified a fifth resident who may have been exposed to the Andes hantavirus due to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
Jay Bhattacharya, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CBS News that the hantavirus outbreak should be treated differently from COVID.
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday they did not detect hantavirus in a potential case in Winnebago County. The resident is no longer considered ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. health officials said Tuesday they have issued quarantine orders for two passengers from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak who are now at a hospital in ...
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - There are no confirmed cases in the United States of the Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed three people aboard a luxury cruise ...