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.
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.
Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/apoorva-mandavilli" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apoorva Mandavilli</a>, a science and global health reporter at The New York Times.
Background reading: 
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 <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>
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