90-Second Read: Is the Hantavirus in the US? Map Shows States Where Passengers Have Returned Home

A map of Hantavirus in the US shows 16 states where people exposed are monitored. Some 36 people across the United States have been exposed to Hantavirus due to the recent outbreak on a cruise ship, which involves the only known strain of the virus that spreads from person to person, called the Andes strain. Others were exposed to cruise passengers infected with Hantavirus during air travel.

There are no confirmed Andes virus cases in any of the other passengers in the United States. So far, there have been 11 cases of Hantavirus, including three deaths, related to the cruise, according to WHO. As a result, health authorities around the world are monitoring these passengers to prevent further spread.

The passengers who left the cruise early are being monitored in their home states, which include Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Virginia and California. Residents of several states have also recently been exposed to Hantavirus via air travel and are being monitored at home. Neither has tested positive for the Andes strain of Hantavirus, officials said Tuesday.