While both have high fatality rates, the Ebola virus is being touted as more concerning as it is more contagious than hantavirus.

The hantavirus outbreak has resulted in three deaths so far

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday they did not detect hantavirus in a potential case in Winnebago County.

People in the “high-risk” category are instructed to stay home and limit contact with others, avoid being in buildings other than their home and avoid visitors to their residences. They are also supposed to coordinate any essential travel with their state or local health department.

Jay Bhattacharya, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CBS News that the hantavirus outbreak should be treated differently from COVID.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday that the hantavirus remains a low public health risk and while the agency is “encouraging” American passengers of

The federal health agency wasn't in charge of inspecting the cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak occurred in 2026, contrary to posts' suggestions.

Administration officials host frequent calls and have reallocated staffing, but don’t want to replicate Covid-era response.