Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Prompts U.S. Monitoring Efforts
U.S. health officials are monitoring residents in Georgia, Arizona, and California for potential hantavirus infection following an outbreak on a luxury cruise ship. The virus, identified as the Andes virus, is the only hantavirus species known to be transmitted from person to person. The outbreak is believed to have originated from a passenger who boarded the ship while infected. Hantavirus typically spreads through contact with infected rodents, making human-to-human transmission rare. 
