The cruise ship MV Hondius off Praia, Cape Verde, earlier this month.AFP via Getty Images
By Elizabeth Cooney
May 13, 2026
Cardiovascular Disease Reporter
Elizabeth Cooney
Despite rising concern about the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, two CDC doctors say the risk to the public remains low.
The cruise ship MV Hondius off Praia, Cape Verde, earlier this month.AFP via Getty Images
By Elizabeth Cooney
May 13, 2026
Cardiovascular Disease Reporter
Elizabeth Cooney
Arriving in the isolation ward of a biocontainment hospital is an unsettling, scary experience. In 2014, I spent 19 days in one…