French Hantavirus Patient Critically Ill as Outbreak Reaches 11 Cases
A French woman infected with hantavirus on a cruise ship is in critical condition and receiving artificial lung support. The outbreak now totals 11 reported cases, with 9 confirmed.
A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung. The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed. <img alt="An ambulance enters the Bichat Hospital where a woman who tested positive for hantavirus remains in intensive care, in Paris, Tuesday, May 12, 2026." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8492x5661+0+0/resize/8492x5661!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnp...