SAN ANTONIO – A hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has put a rare but deadly virus back in the headlines. While health experts say the risk to most Americans remains extremely low, the cluster of cases is raising fresh questions about a disease that — when it does strike — kills roughly one in three people it infects.
“This is not the next COVID, but it is a serious infectious disease,” Maria Van Kerkhove, director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness at the World Health Organization, told the Associated Press. “Most people will never be exposed to this.”
No cases have been reported to the Metropolitan Health District in San Antonio, according to a spokesperson…