An outbreak tied to the cruise ship MV Hondius has renewed attention on the rare rodent-borne illness and whether Texans could be at risk

Recent headlines surrounding a suspected hantavirus outbreak tied to an international cruise ship have renewed public concern about the rare but potentially deadly disease, especially among people still carrying trauma from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rare hantavirus is making headlines after a cruise ship outbreak. Here's how it starts, and the symptoms to look out for.

Two Texas residents are among the passengers who traveled aboard the MV Hondius, a luxury cruise ship currently struggling with a rare and deadly outbreak of the Andes hantavirus in the Atlantic Ocean,

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In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.

Three people have died and at least five others have been linked to an outbreak on a cruise ship traveling the Atlantic Ocean.

A Texas mother is sharing her daughter’s hantavirus story as an outbreak on a cruise ship is prompting renewed medical attention. Kylie Lane died in 2018 after contracting hantavirus, her mother, Julie Barron-Wells,