Should we be worried about the hantavirus outbreak?

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: May 9, 2026Country: United States

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Should we be worried about the hantavirus outbreak?

The World Health Organization stated that the hantavirus poses a low risk to public health. Arrangements are underway to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship after three people on board died. Officials are applying lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to this outbreak.

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