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Jun 24, 2026

CDC Ends Hantavirus Response Following Cruise Ship Outbreak That Killed Three

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally concluded its response to a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, nearly two months after the virus killed three people. The agency determined the outbreak risk has diminished.

Jun 24, 2026·3 sources

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▪Hantavirus can infect humans when the virus becomes airborne, which often occurs during the cleaning of rodent-infested areas
▪The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that the risk to the United States public from the Andes virus remains extremely low
▪Hantavirus spreads primarily through rodents, infecting humans via contact with rats, mice, or their urine, droppings, or saliva

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