Risk low of hantavirus spread, CDC officials say

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 495

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday the risk of a member of the general public contracting hantavirus remains low despite several passengers on a cruise ship becoming infected with the disease.

Dr. Brendan Jackson, an epidemiologist and the agency’s team lead in Nebraska, said Americans who were on the MV Hondius cruise ship after others were diagnosed with the illness were flown to the National Quarantine Center at …

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