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hantavirus outbreak](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5814761/hantavirus-likely-not-the-next-covid), including what the symptoms are, how it spreads, how the U.S. has responded and more. - 🎧 **Epidemiologists are racing to identify individuals who've come into contact with those infected
hantavirus. Then on 2 May, a German national also died, bringing the total number of fatalities to three. It remains unclear if they were infected. Oceanwide Expeditions said two crew members currently have "acute respiratory
infected people might have the opportunity to pass on the virus before any symptoms become apparent. For this reason, the WHO is putting together an international co-ordinated response, particularly in tracing those who left
Hantavirus infects humans who breathe in air contaminated with virus particles from infected rodents’ urine, droppings or saliva. The current outbreak is linked to the Andes strain, which is endemic in rural parts of South
symptoms. Georgia's public health department said two residents were being monitored and were in good health, showing no signs of infection. Arizona's health department said one resident who was being monitored
hantavirus](/news/2026/5/4/what-is-hantavirus-suspected-in-deaths-of-three-people-on-cruise-ship) outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with a new suspected case identified among a British national on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed
infections mandatory after the 1996 cases. “Since then, there have always been cases and outbreaks … but nothing has really changed.” Since July last year, Argentina has recorded 101 hantavirus cases, with 32 deaths; in previous
Hantavirus usually spreads from rodent droppings and is not easily transmitted between people. But the Andes virus detected in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases. Symptoms — which
hantavirus was later confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 4 May. Three passengers - a Dutch couple and a German woman - died after travelling on the ship, with two of them confirmed to have
symptoms can appear up to eight weeks after exposure, "the passengers could have been incubating the disease if they acquired it within the country or elsewhere in the world," Juan Facundo Petrina, director of epidemiology
hantavirus, which has killed three people on the ship.  The ship will remain
infected rodents, their urine, droppings or saliva. The strain of hantavirus detected on the Dutch-flagged cruise ship is the Andes virus. It has been found in Latin America and is the only hantavirus known
symptoms of hantavirus — were transferred for monitoring to Emory University Hospital, where [another advanced biocontainment facility](https://www.cores.emory.edu/ehcf/index.html) is located. When the biocontainment unit was first dedicated more than 20 years ago, the biggest
hantavirus infections as countries around the world repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak. French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Monday that a French passenger
infected on Tuesday is one of more than 120 passengers and crew members [evacuated](/news/2026/5/12/last-passengers-from-hantavirus-hit-ship-evacuated-american-tests-positive) from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, whose fate has caused international alarm after the passengers’ deaths. A military hospital
hantavirus before boarding the flight. One German national, who is a UK resident, and one Japanese passenger are also being monitored there. The Japanese passenger, whom the UK government took at Tokyo’s request, will
hantavirus was between one and six weeks, leading the WHO to believe that the Dutch couple, who had been travelling in Argentina before boarding the cruise, “were infected off the ship”. Other cases may also
hantavirus on Monday. French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said a woman was isolating in Paris and that her health was deteriorating, with 22 contacts being traced. In a separate development, the US health department said
infection is low ahead of the arrival of a cruise ship on which an outbreak of hantavirus occurred. Tedros Ghebreyesus stressed that "this is not another Covid" and that there were no symptomatic passengers currently
hantavirus outbreak since it departed from Argentina a month ago. Spanish authorities have given permission for the ship to dock in the Canary Islands, despite concerns from local officials. [About 150 people are still aboard