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Public Health Update: CDC Health Update: 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection

Published:
May 19, 2026

What You Need To Know

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update to inform clinicians and health departments about testing available for patients with suspected hantavirus infection to include Andes virus. This health update can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00529.html.

 
Suspect and confirmed cases of hantavirus are immediately reportable to the local health department (www.localhealth.nj.gov). Find reporting information at https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/reporting/healthcare-professionals/.

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