Locally Acquired Hantavirus Case Under Investigation in NY, Officials Say

Concern over hantavirus for most New Yorkers should be 'very low,' expert says

Medical personnel escort U.S. passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, to awaiting shuttles at Eppley Airfield, in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 11. Public health officials say a suspected infection upstate is not connected to a deadly cruise ship outbreak. [ more › ]

Hantavirus Case Reported at NY High School Not Linked to Deadly Cruise Ship Outbreak

Health officials in Ontario County, New York, are investigating a suspected case of hantavirus involving a student at Geneva High School, just after a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sparked international concerns about a COVID-2.0 scenario.

Possible hantavirus case under investigation in upstate New York; no connection to deadly cruise ship outbreak

A "suspected" hantavirus case in upstate New York is being investigated, according to the Ontario County Public Health Department (OCPHD) based in Canandaigua.The department announced in a Facebook post Thursday that it is currently "investigating a suspected locally acquired hantavirus case.""There is NO connection to the cruise ship outbreak, and there is no risk to the general public," OCPHD officials wrote.The investigation comes as global h…

Health officials probing possible hantavirus case reported at upstate NY school after deadly cruise infection

A suspected hantavirus case is under investigation after an upstate New York high school announced a student may have contracted the rodent-borne disease.

Locally acquired hantavirus case under investigation in NY, officials say

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- A suspected case of hantavirus has been detected locally in New York State, officials announced Thursday. The suspected case was reported in Ontario County, Upstate New York. The local public health department posted on its Facebook page that it was investigating the case. The suspected case is believed to have been [...]