The strain of hantavirus that has killed three people and sickened five others on a cruise ship is the Andes strain, which is typically found in South America including parts of Argentina, where the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius departed. This strain is ...

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.

The individual was taken to the hospital to receive care along with their spouse, who also has mild symptoms, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

The federal hantavirus response has laid bare the impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to U.S. and global health, renewing concerns among public health experts that the U.S. is not prepared for a bigger health crisis.

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 County residents are showing any symptoms.

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An Antarctic expedition cruise that promised glaciers and penguin colonies has instead become the center of an international disease investigation. Three passengers from the MV Hondius are dead, and health authorities in five countries are tracking 11 hantavirus cases tied to the voyage,