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Risk assessment

Endemic country for Sin Nombre virus (SNV) in the Four Corners region; sporadic cases reported annually. 17 American passengers were aboard MV Hondius — contact tracing active. CDC monitoring for any imported Andes virus case.

Travel advisory

Standard CDC precautions for rural areas in endemic SW states. Returning Hondius passengers under monitoring.

National health authority

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Local outlets we monitor

News from these United States sources is pulled hourly, translated to English (with the original kept), and geolocated:

International coverage

Healio Infectious Disease · 📍 United States 12d ago
US hantavirus response concludes with no cases, CDC says - Healio
Al Jazeera · 📍 United States 12d ago
US public health agency concludes hantavirus response as outbreak eases - Al Jazeera
Wall Street Journal · 📍 United States 12d ago
Exclusive | CDC Ends Hantavirus Response as U.S. Outbreak Risk Diminishes - WSJ
Reuters Health · 📍 United States 12d ago
US CDC to wind down hantavirus response as outbreak eases - Reuters
The Guardian · 📍 United States 13d ago
Hantavirus quarantine ends for Americans held for six weeks in Nebraska - The Guardian
CNN · 📍 United States 13d ago
Hantavirus ship passenger returns home after 42 day quarantine - CNN
Washington Post · 📍 United States 14d ago
Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska - The Washington Post
Reuters Health · 📍 United States 14d ago
All US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to home states - Reuters
AP Health · 📍 United States 14d ago
Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska - AP News
Clarín · 📍 United States 14d ago
Brote de hantavirus en el crucero: tras más de cuarenta días de encierro, los pasajeros de EEUU pudieron volver a sus casas - Clarin.com
CNN · 📍 United States 14d ago
Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska - CNN
Infobae · 📍 United States 14d ago
Estados Unidos pone fin a la cuarentena tras el letal brote de hantavirus en el crucero MV Hondius - Infobae
CIDRAP · 📍 Cook County 14d ago
Public Health Alerts: Measles outbreak in Cook County, Illinois, September-October 2025 - CIDRAP
Washington Post · 📍 United States 20d ago
Hantavirus cruise passenger says she’s being forced to quarantine in Nebraska - The Washington Post
Washington Post · 📍 United States 20d ago
RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine - The Washington Post
CNN · 📍 United States 20d ago
RFK Jr. orders passenger from hantavirus-stricken cruise to remain in quarantine in Nebraska, despite CDC recommendation - CNN
Reuters Health · 📍 United States 20d ago
Kennedy orders American exposed to hantavirus to stay quarantined against her will, WSJ reports - Reuters
Wall Street Journal · 📍 United States 21d ago
RFK Jr. Orders American Exposed to Hantavirus to Stay Quarantined Against Medical Advice - WSJ
NYT Health · 📍 United States 21d ago
Kennedy Orders Woman to Stay in Hantavirus Quarantine, Despite C.D.C. Recommendation
New York Times · 📍 United States 21d ago
Kennedy Orders Woman to Stay in Hantavirus Quarantine, Despite C.D.C. Recommendation - The New York Times
PAHO News · 📍 United States 23d ago
Diagnóstico por laboratorio del síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus. Recomendaciones temporales - PAHO IRIS
CNN · 📍 United States 25d ago
US puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island - CNN
Washington Post · 📍 United States 25d ago
US puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island - The Washington Post
AP Health · 📍 United States 25d ago
US puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island - AP News
NPR · 📍 United States 25d ago
White House response to hantavirus and Ebola contrasts with COVID criticisms - NPR
NPR · 📍 United States 26d ago
White House's response to hantavirus and Ebola is at odds with COVID criticisms - NPR
CIDRAP · 📍 United States 26d ago
Quick takes: Less funding for global health; dengue vaccine campaign halted in Brazil; more US hantavirus patients head home - CIDRAP
Reuters Health · 📍 United States 27d ago
Three more US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to home states - Reuters
Washington Post · 📍 United States 1mo ago
Five people have left hantavirus quarantine facility in Nebraska - The Washington Post
Reuters Health · 📍 United States 1mo ago
Five US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to home states - Reuters
New York Times · 📍 Omaha 1mo ago
5 People Leave Hantavirus Quarantine in Omaha - The New York Times
Newsweek · 📍 United States 1mo ago
Super El Niño Could Mean More US Hantavirus Cases This Summer - Newsweek
Bloomberg · 📍 United States 1mo ago
Hantavirus Quarantine to End for Some US Cruise Passengers - Bloomberg.com
Washington Post · 📍 United States 1mo ago
Dispute grows over home monitoring of hantavirus passengers - The Washington Post
CIDRAP · 📍 United States 1mo ago
FDA vaccine advisers recommend XFG variant as target for fall’s updated COVID vaccines - CIDRAP
CIDRAP · 📍 United States 1mo ago
Experimental hantavirus drug ships to Europe as US passengers offered home quarantine - CIDRAP
AP Health · 📍 United States 1mo ago
Americans exposed to hantavirus on ship enjoy some Nebraska hospitality while waiting in quarantine - AP News
NPR · 📍 United States 1mo ago
American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine - NPR
Newsweek · 📍 USA 1mo ago
American Opens Up About Joys, Woes of Hantavirus Quarantine - Newsweek
Politico · 📍 United States 1mo ago
What Ebola and hantavirus are revealing about America’s public health system - Politico
Sky News · 📍 United States 1mo ago
Killer kitchens: Why UK should worry about California's deadly epidemic - Sky News
CIDRAP · 📍 United States 1mo ago
American cruise ship passengers push for home quarantine after hantavirus exposure - CIDRAP
Healio Infectious Disease · 📍 United States 1mo ago
CDC orders two cruise ship passengers to remain in quarantine - Healio
Infobae · 📍 United States 1mo ago
Autoridades de Colorado investigan muerte por hantavirus: síntomas, prevención y alerta en la comunidad - Infobae
AP Health · 📍 USA 1mo ago
US health officials order quarantine for 2 passengers from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak - AP News
Washington Post · 📍 United States 1mo ago
US health officials order quarantine for 2 passengers from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak - The Washington Post
New York Times · 📍 United States 1mo ago
American Hantavirus Patient Ordered to Stay in Quarantine Despite Plans to Leave - The New York Times
Axios · 📍 United States 1mo ago
6 Washington residents monitored after rare hantavirus exposure - Axios
Reuters Health · 📍 United States 1mo ago
Adult dies of hantavirus in Colorado, state health officials say - Reuters
Newsweek · 📍 USA 1mo ago
Hantavirus Death in Colorado Unrelated to Cruise Ship Outbreak, Officials Confirm - Newsweek
Infobae · 📍 United States 1mo ago
Nuevos focos de hantavirus en Estados Unidos: identifican zonas con mayor riesgo y advierten sobre nuevas especies portadoras - Infobae
CNN · 📍 New York 2mo ago
What doctors know about how the Andes hantavirus spreads
TheStreet Crypto · 📍 New York 2mo ago
Polymarket 'Hantavirus pandemic 2026' spikes to 38% before retreat
Last update May 7, 2026. Data sourced from official health authorities and aggregated journalism. ⚠ Not medical or travel advice. Always verify with the United States foreign office and a physician.