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New suspected hantavirus case

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Friday, May 8

Amid the hantavirus outbreak, people are wondering if they should be worried about the potentially deadly illness. Here's what experts say.

This video grab from AFP TV video shows a view of Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking during a virtual press conference on the hantavirus cluster linked to a cruise ship travel, in Geneva, on May 7, 2026.

A suspected new case of hantavirus  was identified by authorities Friday as a British national on a remote island where the MV Hondius made a stop in April.

It's the latest suspected case linked to the cruise ship. As of Thursday, five people were confirmed to have hantavirus,  and three others were suspected of contracting it, according to the World Health Organization. Individuals in other countries are not yet considered cases. Three people have died.

Is hantavirus in the U.S.? No. At least five U.S. states have reported passengers who returned from the ship, but there are no hantavirus cases identified within the country thus far.

Should I be worried? The WHO "assesses the public health risk as low." But people are still confused and worried — even betting money on whether hantavirus will be a pandemic.

Follow Friday's updates on the hantavirus outbreak live with USA TODAY.

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A boat beside cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by Hantavirus, anchored off Cape Verde port, on the day sick passengers were evacuated by boat from the cruise ship, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, in this screengrab obtained from a video, May 5, 2026.
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President Donald Trump told reporters he's been briefed on hantavirus, saying "it's very much, we hope, under control."
Travelers wearing masks enter Palm Springs International Airport after deplaning from a flight, March 11, 2020. Similar precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 could help with hantavirus on airplanes.
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A boat beside cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by Hantavirus, anchored off Cape Verde port, on the day sick passengers were evacuated by boat from the cruise ship, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, in this screengrab obtained from a video, May 5, 2026.
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President Donald Trump told reporters he's been briefed on hantavirus, saying "it's very much, we hope, under control."
Travelers wearing masks enter Palm Springs International Airport after deplaning from a flight, March 11, 2020. Similar precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 could help with hantavirus on airplanes.
People are dying of hantavirus, and others are betting on it. Are our empathy meters broken, or is this just the result of the financial stress that only seems to be getting worse?

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