1049 - What to Know About Hantavirus

About this episode: An outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship has triggered a global public health response to treat those infected and trace those exposed. In this episode: why this type of hantavirus is unique, what the symptoms and severity are, and why experts are assuring the public that the risk of pandemic-level transmission is low. Guest: Kari Moore Debbink , PhD, MEd, is a virologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Host: Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs . Show links and related content: What Is Hantavirus, Which Is Linked to the Deaths of 3 People Aboard a Cruise Ship? —New York Times In the News: Hantavirus — @johnshopkinssph via Instagram Emerging Infectious Diseases —Johns Hopkins Medicine Can Spillover—How Viruses Move From Animals to Humans—Be Prevented? —Public Health On Call (November 2021) Transcript information: Looking for episode transcripts? Open our podcast on the Apple Podcasts app (desktop or mobile) or the Spotify mobile app to access an auto-generated transcript of any episode. Closed captioning is also available for every episode on our YouTube channel. Contact us: Have a question about something you heard? Looking for a transcript? Want to suggest a topic or guest? Contact us via email or visit our website .

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1049 - What to Know About Hantavirus is an episode from Public Health On Call by The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

This episode is 12:27 long.

This episode was published on May 11, 2026.

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