Public health officials say the risk to the general public from the cruise ship outbreak is low.
It is the first-ever outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship, according to WHO’s director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness.
Oceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 29 passengers disembarked from one of its cruise ships hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24.
There is no current threat to public health.
A man in Lyon County has tested positive for hantavirus, the first case reported locally in 2025.
Health officials report a second hantavirus case in Douglas County, again linked to rodent exposure during home renovations.
Health and wildlife officials are warning Nevadans to protect themselves from hantavirus after two recent cases in the state.
Hantavirus, the virus which causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and human pulmonary syndrome, transmitted from rodents, 3D illustration
Northern Nevada Public Health is reporting a case of Hantavirus in Washoe County. The case involves a woman in her 90s who was hospitalized.
Following three recent deaths from hantavirus in Mono County, local and state health officials are hosting a free virtual forum to educate the public.