{"id":9333,"date":"2026-05-14T09:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthoptibody.com\/?p=9333"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:58:52","slug":"hantavirus-news-roundup-from-celine-gounder-of-kff-health-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthoptibody.com\/?p=9333","title":{"rendered":"Hantavirus\u00a0News Roundup: From\u00a0C\u00e9line Gounder\u00a0of KFF Health News\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"has-heading-5-font-size\"><strong>WHO: Hantavirus Outbreak Risk to Public Is \u2018Absolutely Low\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"WHO: Hantavirus outbreak risk to public is &#039;absolutely low&#039;\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xvLB7ccIpC0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"has-heading-5-font-size\"><strong>Comparing Hantavirus and Covid-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gounder joined CBS News\u2019 <em>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<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Comparing hantavirus and COVID-19\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d9LfsjWVPhY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"has-heading-5-font-size\"><strong>What People Need To Know About Hantavirus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gounder joined\u00a0<em>CBS\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<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"What people need to know about hantavirus\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NzEam3xhehM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n#HantavirusNews #Roundup #FromC\u00e9line #Gounderof #KFF #Health #News<br \/>\nHantavirus\u00a0News Roundup: From\u00a0C\u00e9line Gounder\u00a0of KFF Health News\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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