Hantavirus – May 2026 Update - Beach Cities Health District
Beach Cities, California, United StatesConfidence 90%2 weeks ago
The Beach Cities Health District in California provided an update addressing public concerns about a recent hantavirus outbreak, explaining illness types and transmission.
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- PrimaryHantavirus – May 2026 Update - Beach Cities Health District
bchd.org · 2026-05-13
The Beach Cities Health District in California provided an update on May 13, 2026, addressing public concerns about the recent hantavirus outbreak. The update explains the two main types of hantavirus illnesses, Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) in the Old World and Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (HCPS) in the New World, and reiterates that person-to-person transmission is rare, primarily associated with the Andes virus.
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