Hantavirus Spreads Among Humans but Pandemic Risk Remains Low, Experts Say

Hantavirus linked to limited human-to-human spread in a cruise-ship cluster; experts say widespread pandemic risk remains low while authorities trace contacts and monitor symptoms.

Hantavirus cases have been linked to human-to-human spread in a recent cruise-ship cluster, but experts say the risk of a widespread pandemic remains low.

Health authorities have confirmed that the Andes strain of hantavirus, which is known to occasionally transmit between people, infected several passengers and crew aboard the MV Hondius and has resulted in multiple illnesses and deaths tied to the voyage.