The update came after officials confirmed that exposed passengers from 12 countries left a cruise ship before the virus with a high mortality rate was detected.

Almost 150 people remained on the cruise ship after the deaths of three passengers. The risk to the public is low, World Health Organization says.

Leaving the WHO means the U.S. lacks access to necessary information about infectious disease.

The World Health Organization said the risk to the wider public was low but added that limited human-to-human transmission had been reported in some strains of the virus.

Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.

Three passengers have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus ripped through an Atlantic Ocean cruise ship, the MV Hondius. Hantavirus infections, which are usually spread…

If confirmed, it would be a rare occurrence for a virus that typically spreads from rodents.

The virus usually spreads by contact with the urine or feces of infected rodents like rats and mice. It can cause a severe and sometimes deadly lung infection.

The public health risk for hantavirus in the rest of the world remains low, the World Health Organization said.

Experts break down the real risks of the disease and what the general public needs to know right now.

Three people have died and several others have been medically evacuated after the outbreak of a deadly hantavirus on a luxury cruise ship. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian…

The Andes strain, which can be transmitted between humans via droplets of saliva, was identified on Wednesday through sequencing in three patients who had traveled aboard the MV…

Some passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus have already taken flights to numerous countries.

The World Health Organization sought to quell worldwide fears over the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius and reassure the public that the risk of widespread…

The update came after officials confirmed that exposed passengers from 12 countries left a cruise ship before the virus with a high mortality rate was detected.

While the outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic is concerning, the virus isn’t easily transmitted through casual contact.

Experts say spread of the hantavirus should be “limited”—despite two more suspected cases discovered Friday.