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Transcript - Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response - 6/24/26
Transcript for an Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response - 6/24/26
RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from the Nebraska quarantine facility where she is being held
US pays $750K to evacuate American aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island
The Trump administration has put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak
Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza
Argentina is expanding its investigation into a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship
Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue
There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship
The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port
Transcript - Updates on CDC's Response to Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda and Hantavirus Linked to M/V Hondius, 5/19/2026
Transcript - Updates on CDC's Response to Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda and Hantavirus Linked to M/V Hondius, 5/19/2026
Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city
Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia
CDC Provides Update on Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to M/V Hondius Cruise Ship
CDC Provides Update on Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to M/V Hondius Cruise Ship
Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test
Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Netherlands
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship expected to arrive in the Netherlands
A cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak is set to arrive in the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Monday
Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Transcript - Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response 5/15/2026
Transcript - Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response 5/15/2026
WHO confirms 10 global hantavirus cases, Hondius crew remain symptom-free
World Health Organization has reiterated that the risk of hantavirus spreading is 'low'.
Hantavirus: how scared should we be?
Three deaths linked to a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship have revived memories of COVID-19. What has the world lear
What are the origins of hantavirus? How the virus tied to the cruise ship outbreak came to be.
The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship was caused by the Andes virus, the only known strain to spread from person to person. Rodents are known to carry hantavirus, but what's the disease's origin story? Ramy Inocencio explains.
6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine
Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks
Jake Rosmarin, passenger from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, on quarantine experience
Jake Rosmarin, a travel influencer who was on the M/V Hondius as it suffered a hantavirus outbreak, is one of 16 Americans quarantining at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Rosmarin spoke with CBS News about how a five-week trip is now stretching into 12 weeks away from home.
CDC says there are no U.S. hantavirus cases currently, 41 people being monitored
The CDC said the risk to the general public from hantavirus remains low.
Hantavirus outbreak isn't another Covid pandemic – but experts say it's testing U.S. readiness
For some experts, the outbreak is raising broader concerns about how equipped the U.S. is to respond to future infectious disease threats.
Transcript - Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response 5/14/2026
Transcript - Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response 5/14/2026
American monitored for hantavirus: "I'm just ready to cope" with quarantine
Jake Rosmarin is one of the 16 Americans at the University of Nebraska Medical Center being monitored for signs of hantavirus. Ian Lee spoke with him and has more details.
New Yorker describes hantavirus quarantine experience after cruise ship outbreak
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week's end when the vessel will resume cruises
The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has told The Associated Press that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months
Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak
When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be home for 35 days as he and more than 100 other passengers and crew were to travel across the South Atlantic
Transcript - Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response
Transcript for Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response
A timeline of the hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
An outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over weeks on a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean
Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship as outbreak grows to 11
Spain's health ministry says a Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus
WHO chief says "work not over" after evacuation of hantavirus-stricken ship
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Last passengers from hantavirus-hit ship evacuated; American tests positive
US officials say 18 Americans are being monitored for symptoms, as WHO insists risk to public remains low.
Americans enter quarantine after returning from hantavirus cruise ship
The 18 Americans who were aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have returned to the U.S. and are now in quarantine. One remains in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center after testing positive. Ian Lee has more.
How worried should we be about hantavirus?
Passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus are being repatriated, so what is the risk to the wider public?
NIH director on hantavirus risk
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health and acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke with "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil about what risks hantavirus poses to the U.S. public.
How are countries responding to hantavirus?
The UK, US and EU are asking all citizens returning home from the virus-hit MV Hondius to self-isolate for about six weeks.
Tragedy at sea: MV Hondius captain praises unity amid hantavirus outbreak.
For unity and strength, a thank you message from the captain of hantavirus-stricken ship.
US and French evacuees from Hantavirus-hit ship test positive
As passengers evacuate the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship, a French woman and two US citizens tested positive.
Hantavirus cases spark brief surge in pharma and biotech stocks — here’s why trading is so volatile
The outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship has led to biotech and pharmaceutical stocks surging on reports of firms developing vaccines.
Americans from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in U.S., including 1 who tested positive
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
French national shows symptoms on return from hantavirus-hit ship
Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris "until further notice", France's prime minister says.
What is hantavirus and how does it spread?
The Andes strain of the virus, which can rarely be passed from person to person, has been found among passengers of a cruise ship.
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed
The head of the World Health Organization is seeking to reassure residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife worried about the anticipated arrival there of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
WHO director arrives in Canary Islands to oversee hantavirus cruise evacuation
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Hantavirus cruise passengers to be evacuated to home countries, including Americans
In just hours, the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is expected to arrive in the Canary Islands. All the passengers will then be evacuated to their home countries, including 17 Americans. Ramy Inocencio reports and Dr. Jon LaPook has more on the virus.
MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak: A luxury expedition cruise boom and new world of remote travel risks
Remote expedition cruises to destinations like Antarctica and the Arctic are booming, but the deadly hantavirus aboard MV Hondius is a reminder of unique risks.
Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans
What we don't know about the hantavirus outbreak as the cruise ship nears Spanish territory
Countries are preparing to manage 140 people on a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands
Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
Spanish authorities are preparing to receive over 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands
Man who survived hantavirus 24 years ago, but lost mom and sister, recounts experience
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Argentina's hot spot for cruises insists it didn't cause the hantavirus outbreak
Argentina’s tourism-dependent province — Tierra del Fuego, home to the southernmost city of Ushuaia — is reacting angrily to the idea that the deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard an Atlantic cruise ship may have emerged from its territory, pushing instea...
As hantavirus outbreak ship heads toward Canary Islands, locals protest
U.S. citizens potentially exposed to hantavirus amid the deadly outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship could be on their way back to the U.S. as soon as next week. Under newly-released plans, a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska is preparing to host at least 17 people for mandatory isolation.
Worldwide race to trace passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
About 12 countries have so far been linked to the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, as the UN health agency confirms at least five cases.
Health officials track passengers tied to hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
Global health officials are working to track down passengers who departed a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship weeks ago, including multiple Americans. Meanwhile, for the first time on Thursday, President Trump addressed the response to the deadly outbreak. Tom Hanson has the latest on the cruise ship and Dr. Celine Gounder breaks down what to know about the virus.
CDC Provides Update on Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to M/V Hondius Cruise Ship
The U.S. government is actively monitoring and responding to a hantavirus outbreak linked to the M/V Hondius cruise ship. At this time, the risk to the American public remains extremely low.
5 states monitoring people who were on hantavirus cruise ship
After almost a full day of sailing, the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship is slowly closing in on its destination, about 600 nautical miles away from Spain's Canary Islands. Tom Hanson has more details, and Dr. Jon LaPook has more about the virus.
Hantavirus: Your questions answered
Lucy Woodham answers your questions on the outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship
Hantavirus: WHO chief says public health risk is low
The origin of the outbreak is still unknown, with the World Health Organisation saying investigations are "still under way".
Hantavirus survivor says sickness was like 'hell on earth'
Two survivors who caught the hantavirus years earlier told the BBC they both felt lucky to be alive.
Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality
Oceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 29 passengers disembarked from one of its cruise ships hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24
3 evacuated from hantavirus cruise as Spain says it will dock in Tenerife
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak
Despite a cruise ship outbreak of a rare rodent-borne illness, global health officials say the risk to the general public remains low because hantavirus germs do not easily spread between people
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship on way to Canary Islands after three evacuated
A British man is among three evacuees sent to the Netherlands after displaying symptoms while aboard the MV Hondius.
Statement on the M/V Hondius Cruise Ship
The Administration is closely monitoring the situation with U.S. travelers.
What's the hantavirus risk to the public?
A deadly strain of hantavirus broke out aboard a cruise ship for the first time, with more than 150 people on board. With three deaths among eight confirmed cases so far, Dr. Céline Gounder discusses the wider risks.
What's next for those aboard hantavirus cruise ship?
Investigators are racing to control a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, the first ever recorded on a cruise ship. More than 140 people are still on board, including 17 Americans. Tom Hanson reports.
The Latest: 3 passengers from virus-hit cruise ship evacuated to the Netherlands
Three people from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, including the ship’s doctor, are being flown to the Netherlands for medical care
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
The U.N. health agency says three patients on a cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infections are being flown to the Netherlands
Cruise passengers tell of life on board stranded ship after hantavirus outbreak
While passengers onboard the MV Hondius say the situation is calm, they face days at sea as officials warn the disease may have spread.
Hantavirus strain that spreads between humans found in cruise ship passengers
South Africa's health ministry said the Andes strain of the virus was found in two confirmed cases linked to the outbreak.
Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease
A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that visited Antarctica has highlighted a growing tourism trend
Inside the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak
Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship in a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and medical teams in protective gear as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another day for help off West Africa
What we know about the cruise hantavirus outbreak and its origins
A rare form of hantavirus is believed to have spread person-to-person on board a cruise ship. Three people are dead, four more are ill and nearly 150 others are stranded aboard the ship, where they will stay potentially for months until they are cleared to leave. Tom Hanson has more.
Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says
Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.
A cruise ship is waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak
A cruise ship with nearly 150 people is waiting for help off Cape Verde's coast in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died and three others were left seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak
Passengers not allowed to leave suspected hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after docking off Africa
A suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship has killed three people, officials say. Tom Hanson reports.
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic kills 3 people
The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others