 Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | | |
| | | | | BY MEG WINGERTER Hantavirus is something we need to watch out for in Colorado, but not for the reasons that have made the news. So far as we know, none of the passengers on the MV Hondius, the cruise ship that experienced an outbreak after a couple picked up the Andes version of the virus while bird watching, have returned to Colorado. A different strain is already endemic here, however. The good news is that the local strain rarely transmits between people. Rodents carry it, and people can become infected when the virus moves from their feces to the air, such as when someone uses a broom to sweep up droppings. So as long as you aren't sharing space with wild rodents, your risk is minimal. | | | | A Douglas County resident who died after contracting hantavirus was not connected to the outbreak on Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, Colorado public health officials said this week. | | | | | The justices sent the case back to the original court. | | | | | Should you use prescription drug coupons? The short answer: It depends. | | | | | The primary risk in Colorado comes from two closely related species: the American dog tick and the Rocky Mountain wood tick, state health officials said. | | | | | Despite reassurances of low risk, the fear highlights a deeper issue: an erosion of trust. | | | | | “The thought behind that is that one, there’s no cysts in the ovary, so it’s very confusing,” said Dr. Melanie Cree, one of the authors of the Lancet article and a pediatric endocrinology expert at the University of Colorado Anschutz. | | | |
