Scientists think the hantavirus, the deadly pathogen that has infected 11 passengers on a Dutch cruise ship, could be as old as humans.

For some experts, the outbreak is raising broader concerns about how equipped the U.S. is to respond to future infectious disease threats.

The virus is clearly far less contagious than the coronavirus, scientists agree, but they have found cases where it spread among people without direct contact.

Amid concerns of hantavirus cases, Dr. Marc Siegel says there is 'no comparison' between hantavirus and COVID-19 pandemic concerns.

People exposed to the Andes strain of the hantavirus may not develop symptoms for up to 42 days, a delay that makes tracing infections more difficult

The hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has made headlines for weeks, and while U.S. health officials say the risk to the American population is low, news about a virus can be anxiety-provoking in a post-COVID world,

North Carolina is home to one of just 13 specialized pathogen response centers in the country designed to prepare for rare infectious disease threats and quarantine patients like those infected with hantavirus after a cruise outbreak.

The Andes type of the hantavirus is spread by “close contact,” but it’s unclear how much of that transmission occurs by inhaling airborne droplets or other means

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Some people are expressing concern about cruise safety after a hantavirus outbreak on a ship heading to the Canary Islands. It comes during what’s projected to be a record-breaking year for the cruise industry.