90-Second Read: More Hantavirus cases emerge as passengers debark cruise ship

Two other American passengers, including one who is showing symptoms of Hantavirus, are being held at Emory University in Atlanta. I can assure you that the CDC has been absolutely on top of this outbreak." Experts caution that more cases could follow given the long incubation period of the virus. Public health staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet passengers in Tenerife, Spain as they deboard a cruise ship that has been at the center of a Hantavirus outbreak. In the Americas, Hantaviruses can cause Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), a severe and potentially deadly disease that affects the lungs. Yesterday, French authorities confirmed that a woman who had been on the ship and developed symptoms during her flight home to Paris has been confirmed to have.

The outbreak of the rodent-carried virus occurred on a Dutch cruise ship traveling between Argentina and the Canary Islands. Among the 8 suspected cases, only 3 have been confirmed by laboratory testing. While one patient is in an intensive care unit at a South African hospital and three passengers are dead, the other suspected case-patients are reported to have mild illness. Sixteen Americans, including the asymptomatic patient, are being held at the National Quarantine Unit, located on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Among those who debarked yesterday are 18 Americans, one of whom has tested positive for the virus. Among patients who have severe respiratory symptoms, the case fatality rate has been estimated at approximately 38%. Patients are at higher risk of heart attack and stroke if COVID spreads to the bloodstream, according to a new study. Infection with Legionella bacteria can lead to Legionnaires' disease, a severe type of pneumonia. Despite being a serious and deadly virus, US officials over the weekend worked to calm fears that this was the start of another pandemic.

Symptoms of HPS can appear up to 42 days after exposure. HPV vaccines reduce the risk of cervical cancer by 80% in women vaccinated by age 16, and aren't associated with serious side effects, a new report finds. US officials sought to reassure Americans that they are responding to the outbreak. Roughly 2,200 NIH grants were terminated in 2025 after federal officials began shifting agency priorities. CIDRAP, Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy Research and Innovation Office, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Research and Innovation Office | Contact U of M | Privacy Policy