Has Hentavirus the potential to become the next pandemic?

Five Australians and a permanent resident passenger from the cruise ship at the centre of the Hentavirus outbreak are in quarantine in Perth.

A Spanish man is the latest to test positive with the virus, which has now killed three passengers.

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Produced By: Lakshmi Ganapathy, and Shannon Meilak

Featured In Story: Chair Professor Catherine Bennett – Curtin University Epidemiology

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 26 May 2026