Cruise ships are back in the spotlight after a deadly hantavirus outbreak, but experts say the risk to travelers is low.

At least six passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus.

A Canadian traveller has tested positive for hantavirus after departing from a cruise ship linked to an outbreak. Health officials clarified that while the situation is concerning, hantavirus poses different risks compared to respiratory viruses like Covid-19,

While human-to-human transmission of the Andes hantavirus is uncommon, it is still possible, according to the World Health Organization, which contradicts online posts that claim it can only spread from rodents.

Learn how researchers discovered traces of Andes virus lingering in a patient’s semen nearly six years after infection and why the findings are raising new questions during the current hantavirus outbreak.

With at least one U.S. hantavirus case confirmed in a passenger who came from the cruise ship at the center of the outbreak, how easily is the virus spread, how does it compare to COVID-19 and where have cases been reported so far?

World health officials say the Andes form of hantavirus, which can jump between humans, is not spiraling into a pandemic.

A fourth King County resident is being monitored for the Andes hantavirus after it was discovered they were on the same flight as a person connected to the cruise ship outbreak. Currently, no King