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Today, Explained

Controlling hantavirus

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Quarantine, cruise ships, and passenger tracking are reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the hantavirus is different, and public health officials are telling us not to freak out. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Noel King. The first passengers leave the MV Hondius cruise ship after an outbreak of hantavirus on the ship. Photo by Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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complex and unprecedented the Spanish authorities are calling it.

0:06.0

Antis delisembarco asymptomatikas.

0:09.0

Passengers who'd been stuck aboard the Hanta or maybe Hanta virus-stricken Dutch cruise ship

0:13.3

disembarked in the Canary Islands this weekend, prompting the highest stakes game of

0:16.8

where are they now since maybe COVID?

0:19.4

Some of the evacuees, American and French,

0:21.5

have since tested positive for the virus.

0:23.7

And yet public health officials seem remarkably calm.

0:26.9

We do have one individual who was taken to the biocontainment unit early, early this morning.

0:32.0

And we assessed that individual.

0:35.2

They are doing well.

0:36.9

Possibly because this is not the one to freak out over.

0:39.9

Coming up on today, explain from Vox's answers to the age-old question, how bad is it really? What's up, y'all?

1:00.8

I'm Skyler Diggins, seven-time WMBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist, and mom.

1:06.2

And I'm Cassidy Hubbard, host and reporter for nearly 20 years covering the biggest names and stories in

1:11.7

sports and mom. And this is Am Mom, a community for athletes, game changers, and moms of all

1:18.5

kinds. Dropping May 14th. Tap in with us. You're listening to Today Explained. My name is Laurel Bristow, and I am an infectious disease researcher, and now I work for the Emery Rowland School of Public Health in Communications and have a weekly radio show and podcast show all about public health called Health Wanted.

1:39.8

So we are speaking early Monday morning.

1:42.3

Yesterday, the passengers that were on board the cruise ship that got hit by Hanta virus, they got off the ship. And what happened next? What has been happening in the meantime with those people?

1:52.9

So all of the Americans who were on the cruise ship who were waiting to see their fate are now in a containment facility in Nebraska that is run by the University of Nebraska.

2:02.0

It's the only government-funded facility that can handle people who have been exposed to potentially,

2:07.6

you know, novel or pathogenic viruses that have emerged. And so they are there to get

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