IDSA Media Briefing: Hantavirus: What’s The Risk?

Experts in infectious diseases comment on the status of the current hantavirus outbreak, including:
- How hantavirus spreads and risks to the public
- Symptoms and available treatment
- Preventing future outbreaks
Details
Date
May 7, 2026
Time
9:00 AM
Speakers
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Carlos del Rio, MD, MACP, FIDSA
Emory University School of Medicine
H. Cliff Sauls Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health -
Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Moderator
Chief Executive Officer, Infectious Diseases Society of America