# Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship does not pose public threat, director of U of M Center for Infectious Disease Research says

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Podcast: [Minnesota Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-today-413993)
Published: 2026-05-11T11:40:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/05/11/hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-does-not-pose-public-threat-center-for-infectious-disease
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