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There's little chance of a hantavirus global outbreak. What the latest odds say
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There's little chance of a hantavirus global outbreak. What the latest odds say

CNBC·Ananya Chetia·25 days ago
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A general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 3, 2026. AFP | Getty Images For now, prediction market traders aren't too worried about the hantavirus. Kalshi data shows only a 21% chance of the hantavirus outbreak will be a concern this year. The prediction markets platform opened its market on the hantavirus on Wednesday night, noting it will be resolved if the World Health Organization verifies that the virus is "a public health emergency of international concern" in 2026. Compared to other markets opened on the same day, trading in this market has been high. On Friday, volume related to the outbreak hit over $174,000, the highest out of any market that opened in that time. The WHO identified the virus as an outbreak on May 4, according to the Associated Press , a few weeks after several passengers on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean grew ill.…

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