New Mexico health officials reassure residents about hantavirus risk following cruise ship outbreak

New Mexico health officials seek to reassure residents about hantavirus following cruise ship outbreak.

By: Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 431

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Following a swell of interest in hantavirus after a cruise ship outbreak last week, New Mexico health officials seek to reassure residents that human-to-human transmission risk remains extremely low.

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A hantavirus outbreak sickened at least eight people on a Dutch cruise ship, according to the World Health Organization, resulting in three deaths. Health officials identified the virus as the Andes strain, which is found in …

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