Is hantavirus the next COVID? Is the U.S. response on point? An outbreak update

Hantavirus particles in a color-enhanced micrograph image. Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo Library/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo Library/via Getty Images Public health authorities around the world are working to contain a hantavirus outbreak that started on a cruise ship in early April and has already claimed three lives. Despite a stream of alarmist headlines, the World Health Organization is emphasizing that the risk to the general public is very low. …