CDC Director: No Hantavirus Cases in United States

The risk to the general public remains extremely low, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said.

The Davis Global Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus, which holds the National Quarantine Unit, in Omaha, Neb., on May 11, 2026. Dylan Widger/Getty Images

There are currently no hantavirus cases in the United States, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 15.

“There are no hantavirus cases in the United States currently, and I will emphasize that the risk to the general public remains extremely low,” Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, head of the National Institutes of Health and acting director of the CDC, told reporters on a call.