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Caitlin M. Rivers

  • Director of Center for Outbreak Response Innovation, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Writer, Force of Infection
Maryland
As seen in: Force of Infection, The New York Times, Nature, Post Outlook, The Washington Post, USA Today, PLOS Medicine, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED Magazine, Frontiers in Public Health, Is My Kid the Asshole? and
Director of Center for Outbreak Response Innovation @JohnsHopkinsSPH. Author of Crisis Averted. Founder of Force of Infection.
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Here’s How Freaked Out You Should Be About the Hantavirus Cruise Ship

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By Caitlin M. Rivers
| Revista de Prensa "Almendrón" Verified
Sources: Caitlin Rivers; C.D.C.; The Associated Press. Of the roughly 150 passengers and crew members who boarded the MV Hondius, a luxury cruise ship, originally destined for Antarctica, three are now dead from a rare infectious disease: a strain of hantavirus known as Andes virus. Three more were evacuated to hospitals on Wednesday after developing symptoms like fever and shortness of breath.
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How to Feel About Hantavirus: A Flowchart

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By Caitlin M. Rivers
| The New York Times Verified
How to Feel About Hantavirus: A Flowchart May 7, 2026, 7:12 p.m. ET Sources: Caitlin Rivers; C.D.C.; The Associated Press. Dr. Rivers is an epidemiologist. Of the roughly 150 passengers and crew members who boarded the MV Hondius, a luxury cruise ship, originally destined for Antarctica, three are now dead from a rare infectious disease: a strain of hantavirus known as Andes virus. Three more were evacuated to hospitals on Wednesday after developing symptoms like fever and shortness of breath.
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Making infectious disease data local and as accessible as the weather forecast

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By Natalie Dean, Caitlin M. Rivers
| Nature Verified
Infectious disease surveillance data are often framed as tools for governments and health systems. But when pathogens circulate, individuals must also make decisions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, some people routinely checked public surveillance dashboards and considered local conditions when deciding whether to visit a grandparent or a newborn, attend a gathering, or send a child to school.
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