Prepping for Outbreaks: Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit
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Johns Hopkins Medicine is preparing for potential hantavirus outbreaks, including the Andes strain, and monitoring an ongoing situation, while noting the current risk in the U.S. remains low.
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hopkinsmedicine.org · 2026-06-02
Published on June 2, 2026, this article discusses how Johns Hopkins Medicine prepares for outbreaks like the Andes strain of hantavirus, which was responsible for three deaths aboard a cruise ship in early May. Officials at Johns Hopkins are closely monitoring the outbreak. Currently, the risk of hantavirus infection within the United States remains low. The Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit is designed to safely care for patients with high-consequence infectious diseases, even though it does not often have patients.
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