NC health officials are monitoring the hantavirus outbreak, but say North Carolina isn’t at risk

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 400

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm one person from North Carolina is among the passengers evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

That passenger, along with 15 other Americans, was transferred to the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s National Quarantine Unit for monitoring. No further details are being shared about the individual to protect their privacy. Symptoms of hantavirus can develop between four to 42 days …

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