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  Cases of Hantavirus by State (2026 Updates) | Box-Kat↗

  box-kat.com · 2026-06-01

  This report mentions the May 2026 cruise ship outbreak and also highlights specific US hantavirus activity. In January 2026, San Diego County, California, reported the first positive hantavirus mouse of the year. It also notes that Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado have had the most confirmed cases in the US between 2020-2025.

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  What's going around? Hantavirus outbreak update: what Virginians need to know this week↗

  wsls.com · 2026-05-29

  On May 29, 2026, 10 News reported that federal health officials are monitoring the hantavirus outbreak tied to the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has caused three deaths. No US cases of the Andes strain from this outbreak have been confirmed. Separately, Colorado recorded its first hantavirus death since 2024, linked to rodent exposure and unrelated to the cruise ship. Two Virginia residents and two Maryland residents are being monitored after potential contact with a symptomatic case patient during international air travel.

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  Cases of Hantavirus by State (2026 Updates) | Box-Kat↗

  vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-01

  Box-Kat reported on May 4, 2026, an update on hantavirus cases in the US, noting 864 cases between 1993 and 2022, with 94% occurring west of the Mississippi River. The article highlights the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak in May 2026, which caused three deaths and sickened at least four, raising concerns about human-to-human transmission of the Andes virus. It also references past cases, including Betsy Arakawa's death in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and three fatal cases in Mono County, California, in 2025. Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado had the most confirmed cases between 2020-2025.

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  Protect yourself and your home with these hantavirus awareness and prevention tips↗

  westfaironline.com · 2026-06-01

  Westfair Communications published on May 25, 2026, hantavirus prevention tips for homeowners, emphasizing rodent control. The article mentions the MV Hondius outbreak, which infected 10 people and killed three, and a separate death in Colorado from local rodent exposure. The Dutch cruise ship has returned to Rotterdam for deep cleaning, and exposed passengers are quarantined, including 16 Americans at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha and two at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

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  Reported Cases of Hantavirus Disease - CDC↗

  cdc.gov · 2026-06-01

  The CDC provides an overview of hantavirus disease in the United States, reporting 890 cases since surveillance began in 1993, as of the end of 2023. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) became a nationally notifiable disease in 1995. The initial surveillance efforts in 1993 were prompted by an outbreak of severe respiratory illness in the Four Corners region, encompassing Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The CDC notes that county-level data is not publicly provided to protect patient identities.