The Intercept May 15, 2026 • 20:41

CDC Didn’t Tell New York About Resident on Hantavirus-Plagued Cruise - The Intercept

By Jacqueline Sweet, Noah Hurowitz

CDC Didn’t Tell New York About Resident on Hantavirus-Plagued Cruise - The Intercept

There’s no indication that the New Yorker was returning to the U.S. But public health experts said the city and state still should have been informed.

A Manhattan resident who was on the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak traveled freely after leaving the ship, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not warn p… [+10889 chars]

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