Washington health officials assisting with hantavirus investigations involving two different virus strains in two separate events
Chelan County, Washington, United StatesConfidence 85%1 affectedToday
Washington State health officials are assisting with two separate hantavirus investigations: monitoring King County residents potentially exposed to the Andes strain from a cruise ship and a confirmed Sin Nombre case in Chelan County.
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doh.wa.gov · 2026-06-01
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is working with partners on two separate hantavirus investigations as of May 15, 2026. One involves monitoring King County residents potentially exposed to the Andes strain from the MV Hondius cruise ship. The other is a confirmed Sin Nombre virus case in Chelan County, unrelated to the cruise. The risk of hantavirus to the public remains very low.
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