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Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship

Spanish authorities were on Saturday preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials hav...

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The CDC is now running the first-ever hantavirus cruise ship response — 17 Americans are quarantined in the same unit built for Ebola

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Americans from hantavirus cruise ship remain in quarantine to monitor for symptoms, CDC says

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Could cruise ship passengers sue over the hantavirus outbreak?

Passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have limited legal recourse, though the ship's operator could still be liable if it behaved recklessly.

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Ten more people to be flown to UK for hantavirus monitoring

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Hantavirus updates: 18 cruise passengers back in US; states monitor for cases

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Did CDC fire cruise ship inspectors under RFK Jr. in 2025? We investigated

The federal health agency wasn't in charge of inspecting the cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak occurred in 2026, contrary to posts' suggestions.

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CDC’s Full-Time Cruise Ship Inspectors Were Laid Off One Year Ago amid Record Outbreaks: Report

A CDC spokesperson tells PEOPLE that its Vessel Sanitation Program “continues to carry out all core program activities for cruise ships under U.S. jurisdiction” following the 2025 layoffs

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How CDC Layoffs Have Impacted Cruise Ship Inspections One Year Later

One year after layoffs at the CDC, the Vessel Sanitation Program is successfully carrying out cruise ship inspections and outbreak reporting.

Passengers from virus-hit cruise ship fly home as CDC says outbreak threat is low

As hantavirus has dominated headlines, sparking fears of another debilitating pandemic, the CDC stressed that the risk of sweeping contagion was small.

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115 sick in norovirus outbreak on Florida-bound cruise ship, CDC says

More than 100 people have fallen ill with norovirus on a cruise ship that left Florida last week and is set to return soon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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Officials: 'Strong plan in place' as hantavirus risk remains 'very low'

US officials held a press conference on the ongoing hantavirus outbreak as Nebraska’s governor and federal health officials said a strong containment plan is in place and the risk to the public remains “very low.