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Media Briefing: Pathologists Address Hantavirus Concerns

With hantavirus cases gaining national media attention, pathologists from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) provided expert insight into the virus, including how it is detected, assessed in clinical settings, and what clinicians and the public should understand about transmission and risk. Clinical laboratory experts discussed how hantavirus is identified in the lab, the challenges of early diagnosis, and what current data suggest about public health risk, including transmission in close-contact settings.