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HANTAVIRUS OUTBREAK MPR News: Minnesota Monitors Resident Potentially Exposed To Hantavirus Cruise Outbreak https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/12/minnesota-monitors-resident-potentially-exposed-to-hantavirus-cruise-outbreak?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8JXCYgSs52jAYwUJ3j9q-EqIi5IRF05MlH9Ytc3Z8p4-3KHG5LG7J3TqlCJ6VpEkDScvkKVzhVA-gqqT8PyXuMQiSDog&_hsmi=418557843&utm_content=418557843&utm_source=hs_email The Minnesota Department of Health is currently monitoring a resident who may have been exposed to hantavirus. The individual journeyed overseas and might have come into contact with someone who was on board the MV Hondius cruise ship, which traveled from Argentina to Europe. This cruise is linked to an outbreak of the rodent-borne Andes virus, a type of hantavirus that has infected passengers and resulted in three fatalities. (Zurek, 5/12) Chicago Tribune: Potential Case Of Hantavirus Reported In Illinois Health officials are investigating a potential hantavirus case in Illinois, though the case is not linked to a recent outbreak of the illness on a cruise ship, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday. (Schencker, 5/12) Newsweek: How Hantavirus Misinformation Spreads Faster Than Doctors Can Catch It https://www.newsweek.com/how-hantavirus-misinformation-spreads-faster-than-doctors-can-catch-it-11935302?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_SVpo9T8pkRjJjSam4T7nZHlKrc_T0Bf1eEkE98_HiDCzDJg0Hvqi-Aveh9SUQnlw1KCWTPplrgLg4RyNg7XCH-uS9Kg&_hsmi=418557843&utm_content=418557843&utm_source=hs_email In early 2020, Dr. Jerome Adams was about to face one of the toughest challenges in his career, as COVID-19 began spreading across the world during his tenure as surgeon general of the US. Six years later, as a different virus dominates the headlines, Adams and fellow medical experts are still determined to make an impact—but this time in a different way. (O'Connor, 5/12) The Washington Post: Hantavirus Outbreak Tests Trump Officials Who Criticized Covid Response https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/05/12/hantavirus-outbreak-tests-trump-officials-who-criticized-covid-response/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--zRTLFp_Sy0ZoCOK0SS7p3PE1gOT4WpNHoMmDyABpqNPj_BzzxTuh-DdL7kvrODEtIBkxTAgSY_CAL2EkXh9477pRG_w&_hsmi=418557843&utm_content=418557843&utm_source=hs_email The hantavirus outbreak on an expedition ship in the Atlantic Ocean that has killed three passengers is emerging as another test for an administration now led in part by officials who spent years criticizing pandemic-era public health messaging. Some top administration health figures, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and interim leader of the CDC Jay Bhattacharya, have argued that federal agencies overstated risks during covid and imposed overly broad preventive measures. (Sun, 5/12) Bloomberg: Uncertainty Over How Hantavirus Spread Complicates Global Response To Outbreak https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/uncertainty-over-how-hantavirus-spread-complicates-global-response-to-outbreak?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_fDxMkWhcaiSblGw883vvSTMvVs7pUsuwol33J_F36ud89pU3TiDrb5yKm8fNIAj1gQnEpeUyRpk8rTyKB0F20uDGyBg&_hsmi=418557843&utm_content=418557843&utm_source=hs_email&embedded-checkout=true Passengers from the Hondius cruise ship are being repatriated under a patchwork of measures that reflect uncertainty over how this strain of hantavirus spreads, complicating efforts to contain the deadly outbreak. Some passengers are being placed in biocontainment units, notably in France, for at least two weeks. Australia plans to quarantine passengers in a purpose-built facility outside Perth. But in the Netherlands, most are being asked to self-isolate for six weeks, with short outdoor walks permitted under masking and distancing rules. (Gale, 5/12)