No Americans Have Hantavirus From Cruise Outbreak (Latest Updates)
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- A French patient confirmed to have the hantavirus is now critically ill with life-threatening heart and lung problems, a doctor at her Paris hospital confirms.
- A symptomatic passenger who returned to America after disembarking the MV Honduis, and is being cared for in Atlanta, tests negative for hantavirus, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Topline Dozens of people in the U.S. are being monitored in connection to a cruise ship outbreak of a deadly and rare strain of hantavirus, but there are no cases in the country and the risk to the public remains low, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reportedly said Thursday.
This aerial picture shows a general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 3, 2026.AFP via Getty ImagesTimelineThursday, May 14, 2026More than 40 people are being monitored but there are no confirmed cases in the United States, CNBC reported.
Oregon Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, who reportedly helped to care for hantavirus-stricken patients aboard the ship before testing positive himself, is allowed to join his fellow passengers as they isolate at the National Quarantine Unit after testing negative for the hantavirus at least twice and remaining asymptomatic for the disease.