Lessons From the Hantavirus Outbreak

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<p>Inside a hospital in Nebraska, 16 Americans who may have been exposed to the hantavirus have begun an unusually long quarantine. In some cases, it will last up to 42 days.</p> <p>Apoorva Mandavilli, who covers global health for The New York Times, explains what is known about the deadly outbreak and how the public heath system responded.</p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/apoorva-mandavilli" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Apoorva Mandavilli</strong></a>, a science and global health reporter at The New York Times.</p> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li>American passengers exposed to the hantavirus <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/americans-hantavirus-ship-quarantine-nebraska.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">began their quarantine in the United States</a> on Monday.</li> <li>Here’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak-hondius.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">what to know</a> about the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship.</li> </ul> <p>Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>