90-Second Read: What Hantavirus Teaches Us About the State of Outbreak Response

We talk to experts about the recent Hantavirus and ebola outbreaks, and the response. Airdate: Tuesday, May 19 at 10 AM The recent Hantavirus outbreak, which killed three people and sickened close to a dozen more, is largely under control, with many passengers now quarantining back in their home countries. Mina Kim: We're talking with Peter Chin-Hong about the recent Hantavirus outbreak and what it tells us about the state of global and national health response.

State health officials confirmed last week that a fifth Californian is being monitored for exposure to Hantavirus. What do you want to know about how U.S. and global health leaders are responding to these outbreaks? Mina Kim: So can you remind us what Hantavirus is, and what's notable about the Andes Hantavirus that caused the cruise ship outbreak?

And we in California know about Hantavirus, of course, because of several high-profile cases in Yosemite in 2012, then in Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Lakes. Mina Kim: Right now, the CDC says it's monitoring about forty-one people across the country who were either exposed on the cruise ship or on flights with people known to have been infected with Andes Hantavirus. It's a challenge that will play out next in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where an outbreak of Ebola has been labeled an international health emergency.