Following a recent outbreak of the deadly hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius, KFF Health News editor-at-large and infectious disease doctor C\u00e9line Gounder spoke to numerous media outlets about the risks from the disease. Here are some highlights from Gounder on the evolving story.<\/p>\n
WHO: Hantavirus Outbreak Risk to Public Is \u2018Absolutely Low\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Gounder joined MS Now on May 8 to explain who is at risk of contracting the disease and what is known about how hantavirus spreads, and to share her thoughts on whether people should be worried about traveling.<\/p>\n Comparing Hantavirus and Covid-19<\/strong><\/p>\n Gounder joined CBS News\u2019 The Takeout<\/em> on May 8 to break down how hantavirus differs from covid and what the public should realistically be concerned about.<\/p>\n What People Need To Know About Hantavirus<\/strong><\/p>\n Gounder joined\u00a0CBS\u00a0Saturday\u00a0Morning<\/em>\u00a0on May\u00a09\u00a0to\u00a0share\u00a0what people need to know about hantavirus,\u00a0including\u00a0the\u00a0steps\u00a0that the U.S. government is taking to\u00a0contain\u00a0the outbreak.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n This <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/public-health\/hantavirus-mv-hondius-news-roundup-celine-gounder-tv-clips\/”>article<\/a><\/a>; first appeared on <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org”>KFF<\/a> Health News<\/a> and is republished here under a <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/”>Creative<\/a> Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License<\/a>.<img src=”https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150"<\/a>; style=”width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;”><\/p>\n
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