NPR: hantavirus https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-120236 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 06 May 2026 08:41:42 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: hantavirus https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-120236/hantavirus Cruise ship with hantavirus may have seen a rare occurrence: humans infecting humans Hantavirus is typically spread through contact with rodent feces, urine or saliva. But cases on the MV Hondius cruise ship point to an unusual means of transmission. Tue, 05 May 2026 17:08:37 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/g-s1-120234/cruise-ship-with-hantavirus-may-have-seen-a-rare-occurrence-humans-infecting-humans https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/g-s1-120234/cruise-ship-with-hantavirus-may-have-seen-a-rare-occurrence-humans-infecting-humans

Hantavirus is typically spread through contact with rodent feces, urine or saliva. But cases on the MV Hondius cruise ship point to an unusual means of transmission.

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