A Sacramento County resident is now under health watch after possibly picking up the Andes hantavirus on a flight linked to a cruise ship outbreak. The virus, which can pass between people, has already caused three deaths on the MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship. Officials say the infected passenger o
Two people in Maryland are under observation after sharing a flight with someone carrying the Andes virus, a cousin of hantavirus. They weren’t on the cruise ship linked to the outbreak but sat next to a passenger who tested positive. Health officials call this move “better safe than sorry, ” though
A recent outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship has stirred a heated debate in Washington. The virus, carried by rodents, caused three deaths and eight illnesses among passengers. Some travelers have already returned home while authorities watch for further spread. Senator Chuck Schum
A French traveler from a recent cruise has tested positive for hantavirus after being flown back to Paris. The patient was one of five French crew members who returned home from the MV Hondius in early May. Symptoms appeared during the flight, prompting hospital treatment that worsened overnight. T
The World Health Organization’s chief stepped onto Tenerife to calm locals about a cruise ship carrying more than 140 people that had a hantavirus case on board. He reminded the islanders that this situation is not like COVID‑19 and that the risk of spread remains low. No one on the vessel was showi
The state of New Jersey joined six other regions on Friday to warn health professionals that people returning from the MV Hondius cruise may carry a rat‑borne virus called hantavirus. Eight passengers on the ship tested positive, and three died. Seven Americans left the vessel last month; another 17
A cruise ship with over 140 people on board is sailing toward Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands. The ship, called the MV Hondius, left from a remote area in the Arctic. It’s carrying passengers and crew who might have been exposed to hantavirus, a rare but serious infection. Officials have moved f
A recent cruise ship situation has put a spotlight on hantavirus, a disease most people don’t think about often. Experts have known about hantavirus for years, but it rarely makes headlines because it doesn’t spread easily from person to person. Instead, people usually catch it from contact with inf
A cruise ship sailing toward Spain suddenly faced a serious problem when a passenger died from hantavirus, a rare disease spread by rodents. The situation became even trickier because over 1, 000 people from different countries were stuck on board. To solve this, several European nations decided to
The former head of the CDC, Dr. Robert Redfield, appeared on a TV program to discuss a recent outbreak of the Andes hantavirus aboard a cruise ship. He explained that, although he is not part of the current decision‑making team, health officials appear to understand what is happening. Redfield hi
