Jay Bhattacharya, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CBS News that the hantavirus outbreak should be treated differently from COVID.

On Monday, officials confirmed that one of the 18 American passengers being quarantined in Nebraska is from North Carolina, though the state has not released the person’s county of residence. Several county health departments told Channel 9 they have not been contacted by the state.

As a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship Hondius generated a surge of global headlines for the past week, public health experts noticed one organization was oddly quiet: the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Acting CDC Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya responds to criticism from health officials regarding the CDC’s response to the hantavirus outbreak, telling Jake Tapper: “They didn’t see what the CDC has been

Hantavirus, a disease commonly found in rodents, can cause nasty symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, fevers, lung issues, and more.

The CDC's stance on vaccination has drastically changed, which may be behind people's dipping trust in vaccines, according to new research.