90-Second Read: 2 Maryland residents being monitored after potential Hantavirus exposure on flight

According to health officials, Maryland has not had a Hantavirus case since 2019, and the Andes virus has never been reported within the state. The risk of Maryland residents catching the disease remains low, Maryland health officials said. Lyke said the two Maryland residents who were on the same flight as one of the passengers are much less likely to get infected than if they were on the cruise. Officials said the two, who were not identified, are being monitored out of caution.

She told 7News it is unlikely Hantavirus escalates into anything like the COVID-19 pandemic. The 18 American passengers on the ship have been taken to a quarantine center after they returned to the country. In the meantime, one Maryland resident told 7News he is confident health leaders will contain Hantavirus. It takes being in a closed area for a prolonged period of time.

Kirsten Lyke works at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and is the director of the Vector-borne Diseases and Challenge Unit at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health. This is the rare exception, the Andes virus variant of the Hantavirus. Lyke told 7News there are some key symptoms that will be monitored there. Gratz) According to health officials, this virus is typically spread through contact with mice and other rodents.

Nebraska Medicine's Davis Global Center is seen on Sunday, May 10,2026 in Omaha, Neb. Virginia health officials said it was also monitoring a resident who had been a passenger on the Hondius, but said the person did not show any symptoms of the disease. They're very much like flu-like symptoms, but they progress.