WHO: Five Hantavirus Cases Confirmed, More Expected to Emerge

WHO: Five Hantavirus Cases Confirmed, More Expected to Emerge

From Erin Burnett OutFront by CNN Podcasts

May 8, 2026 · 49 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the emergence of a hantavirus outbreak in the U.S. and related events in Iran.

A race begins to stop a deadly hantavirus outbreak as five states in the United States are now monitoring passengers who have just returned from the cruise ship hit by the outbreak. Plus, new explosions in Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Erin Burnett

Topics covered

  • hantavirus
  • outbreak
  • public health
  • Iran
  • cruise ship

Keywords

  • hantavirus
  • outbreak
  • WHO
  • public health
  • Iran
  • cruise ship
  • explosions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WHO

Places: United States, Iran

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