Officials say proper contract tracing and isolation efforts can stop the hantavirus outbreak from becoming a “large epidemic.”

While three people have died of the disease on a cruise ship in the southern Atlantic, hantavirus presents a low risk to the public, the head of the World Health Organization…

So far, one case of the potentially deadly virus has been confirmed, according to the World Health Organization, which stressed that the risk to the public remains low.

Andes strain the cause of infection in two cases, says South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases

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

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…

Andes strain confirmed on the MV Hondius cruise ship

Officials say proper contract tracing and isolation efforts can stop the hantavirus outbreak from becoming a “large epidemic.”

Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in region

The Argentine Health Ministry has reported 101 hantavirus infections since June 2025

Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, reportedly from hantavirus. The dangerous Andes strain has been confirmed in two cases. What are the symptoms, and how is…

Past studies of Andes virus offer scant evidence on transmission risks, and have sparked debate

Virologist Gustavo Palacios, one of the few experts to have worked on this type of outbreak, believes the risk of spread is limited if appropriate measures are taken. He said that…

Experts blame climate change and habitat destruction for the rise in cases of the disease, which is usually caused by exposure to the urine or feces of infected rodents.