Kansas health officials say public at low risk for hantavirus amid outbreak on cruise ship

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Social media posts show people are concerned about the hantavirus spreading. Those fears come six years after the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of the Americans retrieved from a cruise at the center of a deadly outbreak tested positive for the disease. The patient is in biocontainment in Omaha, Nebraska, for close observation.

While the virus can transmit from person to person, it is very rare…

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