Monitoring hantavirus outbreaks, research, and public health guidance worldwide. Hantaviruses are rodent-borne RNA viruses causing serious illness in humans — early awareness saves lives.
Estimated Cases
70,210
cumulative tracked reports
Deaths
3,361
all-cause mortality
Countries Affected
19
with documented cases
Overall CFR
4.8%
varies greatly by strain
Six passengers from a cruise ship at the centre of the deadly hantavirus outbreak are "in good health", as the Australian government remains hopeful it will finalise plans to repatriate them within 48 hours.
Source: ABC News (AU)
Read →Monday on the News Hour, President Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is on "life support" after he rejected Iran's latest peace proposal. American passengers who were on the cruise ship hit with hantavirus arrive back in the U.S., facing strict quarantine. P…
Source: PBS
Read →The 18 Americans who were aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have returned to the U.S. and are now in quarantine. One remains in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center after testing positive. Ian Lee has more.
Source: CBS News
Read →Maryland monitors two residents for hantavirus exposure after they flew with a passenger infected with the Andes virus from the MV Hondius cruise ship.
Source: Fox News
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