Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified the hantavirus outbreak as a “Level 3” threat and activated its Emergency Operations Centers, according to a report. The risk to the public remains low,

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

The retirement of Luis Rodríguez, who has been part of the Vessel Sanitation Program since 2010 and served as its chief since 2023, was announced internally at the CDC on Wednesday. His departure comes amid a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that has experts worried and that has captured the public’s attention.

CDC officials are responding to a deadly hantavirus outbreak tied to an Antarctic cruise ship that has left three people dead.

Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.