New cases may develop from ongoing monitoring, not a widening outbreak

The situation could still change and there might be more confirmed cases, warns the head of the World Health Organization.

The World Health Organization is leading outbreak efforts, but the U.S. is no longer part of the WHO. Here's how that impacts hantavirus communications.

A hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has infected eight people with the Andes virus. Three individuals have died. The World Health Organization confirms…

The CDC said it is currently monitoring 41 people for hantavirus, including patients from the ship and those subsequently exposed.