New Delhi, May 17 -- The United States (US) has not reported any hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak. The country, however, may be witnessing the emergence of new hantavirus hotspots.

As of the end of 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 890 cases of hantavirus disease had been reported in the US since surveillance began in 1993.

As per the map shared by the CDC, the distribution by state of hantavirus cases in the United States from 1993 through 2023 was as follows:

The majority of hantavirus cases occurred out West, with Colorado and New Mexico reporting 121 and 129 cases, respectively. As many as 92 cases have been reported in Arizona, 79 in California and 61 in Washingt...