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Breaking - WHO declares deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global health emergency - The World Health Organization ‌has declared ​an Ebola outbreak ​caused by the ​Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic ‌Republic of Congo and Uganda a public ‌health emergency of international concern. News - World - | 15 minutes ago

At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced Saturday to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.

CBC News - World - 1 minute ago

Breaking -- WHO declares deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global health emergency

At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced Saturday to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.

CBC News - Health - 1 minute ago

CBS Weekend News - Americans on hantavirus cruise heading back home - Americans who were on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are headed back to the United States. They were evacuated Sunday from the Canary Islands. Remy Inocencio is in Tenerife with the latest. May 10 - 2:56

Americans who were on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are headed back to the United States. They were evacuated Sunday from the Canary Islands. Remy Inocencio is in Tenerife with the latest.

CBS News - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Canadian cruise passenger isolating in B.C. tests 'presumptive positive' for hantavirus -- Rhianna Schmunk -- -

A Canadian isolating in B.C. has presumptively tested positive for hantavirus after leaving the cruise ship affected by an outbreak of the Andes strain in recent weeks, B.C.'s top doctor said Saturday.

CBC News - Health - 3 hours ago

Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive -- The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

BBC News - World - 4 hours ago

Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive

The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

BBC News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Canadian cruise passenger isolating in B.C. tests 'presumptive positive' for hantavirus

A Canadian isolating in B.C. has presumptively tested positive for hantavirus after leaving the cruise ship affected by an outbreak of the Andes strain in recent weeks, B.C.'s top doctor said Saturday.

CBC News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Canadian MV Hondius cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus

The individual was taken to the hospital to receive care along with their spouse, who also has mild symptoms, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

NBC News - Health - 4 hours ago

Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80

Deaths are mounting in Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak, which has crossed into neighboring Uganda.

NBC News - Health - 4 hours ago

No known cases of hantavirus in US as officials continue to monitor potential exposure

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel explains bio-containment efforts for hantavirus and praises Dr. David Brett-Major, an infectious diseases physician, for his work on 'Fox & Friends Weekend.'

Fox News - Health - 4 hours ago

Wave of burials reported in Congo as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80

At least 80 people have died in Congo’s new Ebola outbreak in the eastern Ituri province.

Los Angeles Times - World - 7 hours ago

Death Toll in Congo Ebola Outbreak Rises to 80, Hundreds More Suspected Cases

African health authorities are meeting with officials in nearby countries.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

US Travel Warning Issued Amid Deadly Ebola Outbreak

The WHO and Africa CDC warn that the next 1–2 weeks will be critical in determining whether the outbreak stabilizes or expands.

Newsweek - Health - 8 hours ago

Hantavirus scare and more: Letters to the Editor — May 17, 2026

Hantavirus scare Stop with the fearmongering about hantavirus (“Ship of Fools,” Betsy McCaughey, PostOpinion, May 14). The chances of getting sick from this virus are less than getting struck...

New York Post - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

No vaccine for latest Ebola outbreak, DRC warns as as toll hits 80

Kinshasa: A new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has caused scores of deaths has a very high lethality rate and no vaccine no...

Peninsula Qatar - World - 9 hours ago

American doctor, affected by Hondius ship Hantavirus breaks his silence

The American doctor who was on the MV Hondius cruise ship and initially tested positive for hantavirus has since tested negative and says there's no evidence that I've had hantavirus. A doctor...

International The News - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Conspiracist Erection Expert Leads U.S. Hantavirus Response -- Admiral and urologist Brian Christine platformed far-right conspiracies about COVID and the 2020 election on his podcast, per a new report.

Admiral and urologist Brian Christine platformed far-right conspiracies about COVID and the 2020 election on his podcast, per a new report.

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

New Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens as Uganda confirms separate case -- -

Africa CDC, the continent's top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.

CBC News - World - 15 hours ago

New Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens as Uganda confirms separate case

Africa CDC, the continent's top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.

CBC News - Health - 16 hours ago

New outbreak of Ebola kills 80 in eastern DR Congo -- Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported - a case has also been reported in Uganda.

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported - a case has also been reported in Uganda.

BBC News - Top Stories - 19 hours ago

New York doctor who survived Ebola says he fears for healthcare workers -- A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.

A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.

CBS News - US News - 21 hours ago

Possible hantavirus case under investigation in upstate New York; no connection to deadly cruise ship outbreak

A "suspected" hantavirus case is under investigation in New York's Ontario County, with officials saying there is no risk to the general public from it.

Fox News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Top health official leading hantavirus is a penile implant specialist

The physician, who has scant experience in public health, has compared the Biden administration to Nazi Germany, a report says

Independent UK - US News - 1 day ago

US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10

WHO announced today that the operation to safely transfer passengers is complete.

Ars Technica - Top Stories - 1 day ago

African public health agency announces new Ebola outbreak in Congo, 65 suspected deaths

At least 65 people have died in a confirmed Ebola outbreak in Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 246 suspected cases reported so far.

Channel NewsAsia - World - 1 day ago

New Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

With 246 suspected cases, the latest Ebola outbreak comes around five months after Congo’s last one was declared over after 43 deaths.

NBC News - Health - 1 day ago

California's growing mushroom poisoning outbreak is the biggest-ever in U.S.

Five cases have been reported this month, long after the typical season for the mushrooms behind the illnesses, leaving experts surprised. Of the 47 known cases, four people have died.

NBC News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Three poisoned by mushrooms foraged in California wine country amid 'unprecedented' outbreak

Three people were recently hospitalized after eating poisonous wild mushrooms foraged in California wine country amid an unprecedented outbreak of illness and deaths linked to the practice statewide, according to Napa County health officials.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

High School Student May Be Infected With Hantavirus in New York

Health officials stressed that different strains of hantavirus are less contagious than the one on the Dutch cruise ship.

Newsweek - US News - 1 day ago

CDC Director: No Hantavirus Cases in United States

The risk to the general public remains extremely low, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said.

Epoch Times - US News - 1 day ago

Ontario now testing 10 asymptomatic people for hantavirus; low-risk cases to stop isolating if negative

Ontario’s ministry of health says it is now testing 10 asymptomatic people with connections to a hantavirus-stricken cruise, a shift from government remarks made earlier this week.

CTV News - Health - 1 day ago

Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo, Uganda

A new outbreak of the infectious Ebola virus has killed dozens of people in a remote part of Congo, according to the Africa CDC health authority. Neighboring Uganda later said one person had died in an "imported" case.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 1 day ago

No known cases of hantavirus in U.S. as officials monitor 41 with possible exposure

The sole American who returned a positive test aboard the MV Hondius has since tested negative three times, bringing the total number of reported cases down to 10.

NBC News - Health - 1 day ago

The hantavirus outbreak is reviving some of the worst COVID conspiracies

Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame

Scientific American - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Social Media -- The hantavirus outbreak is reviving some of the worst COVID conspiracies

Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame

Scientific American - Science - 1 day ago

Hantavirus Response Official Is a Right-Wing Penile Implant Expert

Dr. Brian Christine, a prominent figure in the American hantavirus response, is a surgical urologist with little background in public health.

Rolling Stone - Politics - 1 day ago

Confirmed Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Surpasses 200 Suspected Infections

246 suspected infections and 65 deaths are attributed to a new Ebola outbreak in the remote Ituri province of the Congo.

Breitbart - World - 1 day ago

A COVID-Conspiracist Erection Expert Is Leading Our Hantavirus Response

Admiral and urologist Brian Christine platformed far-right conspiracies about COVID and the 2020 election on his podcast, per a new report.

New York Magazine - Politics - 1 day ago

Contagious hantavirus strain may stay in human sperm for six years — and turn into an STI

As health officials in various countries continued to monitor the effects of the rare Andes strain of hantavirus, a disturbing truth about its long-term transmissibility has emerged.

New York Post - Health - 1 day ago

Schools at centre of meningitis outbreak in Reading named

The UK Health Security Agency said the patients attended Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre.

Evening Standard - Politics - 1 day ago

Hantavirus outbreak: Could it be new pandemic threat like COVID? Experts weigh in

The medical community is on edge as the hantavirus outbreak has taken three lives linked to an expedition cruise ship, the MV Hondius, as of mid-May 2026, confirmed by the World Health Organization...

International The News - Health - 1 day ago

26 more Canadians being contacted for 'low-risk' hantavirus exposure -- Jennifer La Grassa

More Canadians are being contacted after having been on the same flight as a confirmed hantavirus case, according to federal health officials.

CBC News - Health - 1 day ago

New Ebola outbreak confirmed with 65 deaths and hundreds of infections

The virus is highly contagious and often fatal

Independent UK - World - 1 day ago

A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

Africa’s top public health body on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.

CTV News - Politics - 1 day ago

Very unlikely hantavirus outbreak will be akin to Covid pandemic, expert says

Professor Emma Thomson heads the MRC Centre for Virus Research in Glasgow, which is examining the outbreak.

Evening Standard - Health - 1 day ago

French woman with hantavirus has severe form of disease, is in 'final stage of supportive care' -- -

A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger said Tuesday.

CBC News - World - 1 day ago

Americans from hantavirus cruise ship remain in quarantine to monitor for symptoms, CDC says

The CDC said it’s encouraging the passengers to stay in quarantine until the end of the 42-day incubation period, which started Monday.

NBC News - Health - 2 days ago

Top doctor asked how public health teams handle 'low-risk' hantavirus exposures, testing

Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada's chief public health officer, says her team is working with provincial and territorial counterparts to create national guidance as the country sees both low-risk and higher-risk exposures to hantavirus related to a cluster of cases linked to a cruise ship.

CBC News - Health - 2 days ago

Hepatitis A outbreak 'absolutely preventable,' Winnipeg doctor says as cases surge -- Arturo Chang -- -

A Winnipeg doctor says she's worried governments are only offering Band-Aid solutions as hepatitis A continues to spread more than a year after Manitoba declared an outbreak.

CBC News - Health - 2 days ago

CDC says no hantavirus cases in U.S., 41 people being monitored

There are 41 people in the United States currently being monitored for hantavirus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, most of whom should stay at home and avoid people during the 42-day monitoring period.

CTV News - Health - 2 days ago

Hantavirus fears spark COVID flashbacks, but experts say there's one major difference

Amid concerns of hantavirus cases, Dr. Marc Siegel says there is 'no comparison' between hantavirus and COVID-19 pandemic concerns.

Fox News - Health - 2 days ago

41 People in US Under Monitoring for Hantavirus: CDC

The people include individuals who were on a cruise ship.

Epoch Times - US News - 2 days ago

Hantavirus -- Doubts grow over theory that bird-watchers' trip to Argentine landfill sparked hantavirus outbreak

The hantavirus cruise outbreak may not have started in a garbage dump in Ushuaia, Argentina, after all

Scientific American - Health - 2 days ago

Canada's not ready for the next viral outbreak. We didn't even bother with an inquiry on the last one

After COVID-19, we’re more vaccine-hesitant and less trusting of government, which means we need to prepare for calamity

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 2 days ago

Kansas Officials Say 3 Residents Saw 'High-Risk Exposure' to Hantavirus

The outbreak was reported on a cruise ship earlier this month.

Epoch Times - US News - 2 days ago

Hantavirus strikes a cruise ship, Californians at risk: Is this the start of something much worse?

The MV Hondius was the epicenter of the first-ever deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a modern cruise ship. Was this a freak occurrence, or a sign of things to come?

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 days ago

Hantavirus isn't another Covid, but experts say it's testing U.S. readiness

For some experts, the outbreak is raising broader concerns about how equipped the U.S. is to respond to future infectious disease threats.

CNBC - US News - 2 days ago

US Doctor From Hantavirus-Linked Cruise Ship Cleared to Leave Nebraska Isolation Unit

‘I want to emphasize that the risk to the general public is low,’ an official from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters.

Epoch Times - US News - 2 days ago

Public Health Wales confirms hantavirus outbreak involvement as cruise ship passengers isolate

British nationals aboard the ship have been asked to isolate for 45 days after retuning home

WalesOnline - Health - 2 days ago

Fox News gets firsthand look at hantavirus quarantine unit at University of Nebraska Medical Center

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel has the latest on concerns over hantavirus on 'The Faulkner Focus.'

Fox News - Health - 2 days ago

Commentary: I investigated a hantavirus outbreak - here's what to know about the cruise ship cases

As the cluster of hantavirus cases grows, here's what we know and how investigators try to ascertain whether there was person-to-person spread, says this public health doctor.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 3 days ago

Italy investigates suspected hantavirus cases tied to international cruise ship outbreak

ALBAWABA- Italian health authorities are investigating suspected cases of hantavirus linked to an international outbreak connected to the Dutch-flagged

Albawaba - World - 3 days ago

Hantavirus: Rare yet Deadly Virus Strikes Cruise Ship—What to Watch Out for

Infectious disease experts break down hantavirus risks, symptoms, and how rare person-to-person transmission actually is.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 3 days ago

More than 1,700 people held on cruise ship after gastroenteritis outbreak

Essex-based operator Ambassador Cruise Line said authorities in Bordeaux had instructed all passengers and crew members to remain on board.

Evening Standard - Health - 3 days ago

What we know about hantavirus now that people linked to outbreak are back in Canada

The outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship has captured the attention of Canadians and left many with questions. Here’s what we know so far.

CTV News - Health - 3 days ago

The hantavirus outbreak is resurrecting COVID-era misinformation tactics

As social media floods with false and misleading content about hantavirus, experts warn misinformation could cause serious problems in a major global health emergency.

Sydney Morning Herald - World - 3 days ago

Cruise Hantavirus Infections Total 11, W.H.O. Says Cases Will Rise, but Outbreak Under Control

The World Health Organization reports two new hantavirus infections linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, bringing the total up to 11.

Breitbart - World - 4 days ago

French hantavirus patient is critically ill, on an artificial lung as total cases grow to 11

The passenger with the new confirmed case of hantavirus was in quarantine at a military hospital in Madrid, where 13 other Spanish nationals evacuated Sunday also are staying.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 4 days ago

How Hantavirus Misinformation Spreads Faster Than Doctors Can Catch It

"A whole ecosystem of disinformation and misinformation arose during the pandemic and is now being transferred to Hantavirus."

Newsweek - Health - 4 days ago

Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from COVID-19

Experts say the transmission of hantavirus between humans is so rare that a pandemic is nearly 'impossible'.

Aljazeera - Science - 4 days ago

Hantavirus: How is the outbreak being contained?

Passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship are returning to their home countries, some with symptoms, many without. What happens to these people and what is being done to contain the spread?

Deutsche Welle - Health - 4 days ago

Hantavirus Anxiety Reveals America Never Left COVID Crisis Mode | Opinion

Human beings are remarkably good at adapting to prolonged uncertainty, but adaptation has consequences.

Newsweek - Opinion - 4 days ago

Hantavirus: Some passengers on board cruise were 'facing mental breakdown'

So far, 11 hantavirus cases have been reported among people on the cruise, including three deaths.

Evening Standard - Health - 4 days ago

An analysis of an outbreak of Andes hantavirus between 2018-2019 shows the current cruise ship outbreak can be stopped.

In 2018-2019, the Andes virus hantavirus spread person-to-person in Argentina. Eleven people died — but it was stopped. Analysis of that outbreak shows the current one can also be stopped.

Deutsche Welle - Health - 4 days ago

2 American passengers from hantavirus ship transported to Georgia medical facility

Two American passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship were transported to a pathogen treatment center in Atlanta, Georgia, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

One America News Network - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Experts breaks down hantavirus outbreak -- Daniel Pastula - The Conversation

The worry on the cruise ship is human-to-human transmission.

Salon - Science - 5 days ago

Cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak leaves 3 dead, more infected

A cruise ship docked in Spain's Canary Islands is at the centre of an escalating hantavirus outbreak that has killed three passengers and infected seven others across multiple continents. The...

International The News - Health - 5 days ago

Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak: An expedition boom and new world of travel risk

Remote expedition cruises to destinations like Antarctica and the Arctic are booming, but the deadly hantavirus aboard MV Hondius is a reminder of unique risks.

CNBC - Health - 5 days ago

Passengers from hantavirus-hit ship spend first night at isolation facility

Twenty British passengers were taken to the UK’s initial Covid quarantine site at Arrowe Park Hospital.

Evening Standard - Health - 5 days ago

Spain flies passengers home from hantavirus-hit ship

Nearly four weeks after a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship, an international evacuation operation is under way. Authorities from 23 countries are coordinating the evacuation as health agencies enforce strict precautions.

Deutsche Welle - Health - 5 days ago

Passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrive at UK isolation facility

Twenty Britons were taken to Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral.

Evening Standard - Health - 6 days ago

Californian exposed to hantavirus aboard cruise ship resides in Bay Area, officials say

A Bay Area resident stuck on a cruise ship with a deadly hantavirus outbreak has returned to Santa Clara County and is being monitored by health officials.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 6 days ago

Passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrive in UK

The 20 British passengers will be taken to isolate at the UK’s initial Covid quarantine site on the Wirral.

Evening Standard - Health - 6 days ago

Passengers exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship have been evacuated to receive medical attention.

Passengers exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship have been evacuated to receive medical attention. DW's Nicole Ris and molecular biologist Kai Kupferschmidt have more.

Deutsche Welle - Entertainment - 6 days ago

Parachuting on to island in hantavirus response a 'dream mission' – paratrooper

Six paratroopers, an RAF consultant and an Army nurse from 16 Air Assault Brigade were parachuted on to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.

Evening Standard - Health - 6 days ago

British passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship fly home

The chartered Titan Airways flight departed Tenerife for Manchester Airport.

Evening Standard - Health - 6 days ago

British passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

A chartered Titan Airways flight is scheduled to evacuate Britons from Tenerife to Manchester on Sunday afternoon.

Evening Standard - Health - 6 days ago

Passengers begin evacuating from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

The UKHSA said British passengers will be transferred to an isolation facility at Arrowe Park Hospital.

Evening Standard - Health - 6 days ago

Paratroopers in 'pretty tasty jump' on to remote island in hantavirus response

Six paratroopers, an RAF consultant and an Army nurse from 16 Air Assault Brigade were parachuted on to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Evening Standard - Health - 6 days ago

Hantavirus Cruise Ship Evacuation Underway—Where Will Passengers Go Next?

The vessel has docked and medical teams are testing passengers before they undergo quarantine in their home countries.

Newsweek - Health - 6 days ago

Hantavirus cruise ship evacuation begins as MV Hondius arrives in Tenerife

British passengers are now preparing to be flown home to isolate at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral

WalesOnline - World - 6 days ago

Hantavirus outbreak: MV Hondius reaches Tenerife for 'unprecedented' evacuation

The cruise ship MV Hondius has reached Tenerife in the Canary Islands nearly a month after a passenger died from the rare Andes strain of hantavirus. The ship arrived near the port of Granadilla,...

International The News - Health - 6 days ago

Two British nationals with hantavirus admitted to hospital

Remaining British passengers and crew aboard MV Hondius will be heading back to the UK on Sunday

WalesOnline - World - 7 days ago

'This is not another COVID': WHO seeks to reassure Spanish island as hantavirus-stricken ship approaches

The head of the World Health Organization is seeking to reassure residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife worried about the anticipated arrival there of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 7 days ago

Britons on hantavirus-hit ship to isolate at UK's Covid-quarantine hospital

Some 22 British passengers and crew are expected to reach Tenerife on Sunday, with the hope of them flying back to the UK the same day.

Evening Standard - Health - 7 days ago

'The CDC is not even a player.' As hantavirus outbreak unfolds on ship, agency is MIA, experts say

Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 7 days ago

How the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak is tracked worldwide

Dozens of passengers left the MV Hondius before the deaths of two people were linked to the hantavirus's Andes strain. Epidemiologist, Professor Anne Rimoin, discusses how individuals who may have been exposed are being traced.

Deutsche Welle - Health - 7 days ago

'Patient Zero' Identified in Hantavirus Ship Outbreak: Leo Schilperoord

The individual linked to the first known case has been named locally while investigators continue tracing the global spread of the disease.

Newsweek - Health - 7 days ago

Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak patient zero identified as Dutch national

The MV Hondius departed from Argentina in April before suffering an outbreak of hantavirus on board

WalesOnline - World - 7 days ago

Hantavirus cruise ship British passengers to isolate in Wirral after three deaths

British passengers from the MV Hondius are expected to arrive at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral this Sunday after a hantavirus outbreak killed three people on board

WalesOnline - World - 7 days ago

Bid to reassure 'worried' Tenerife residents over arrival of hantavirus-hit ship

Some 22 British passengers and crew on board the ship are expected to reach Tenerife on Sunday.

Evening Standard - Health - 7 days ago

Cruise ship norovirus outbreak sees 100 passengers and crew sick with vomiting bug

More than 100 passengers and 13 crew members on board the Caribbean Princess have fallen ill

WalesOnline - World - 7 days ago

'Hantavirus incubation can take months': What next for Irish passengers on board MV Hondius?

As MV Hondius prepares to dock at the Canary Islands on Sunday, countries are preparing to repatriate passengers

Irish Times - Health - 7 days ago

MV Hondius heads to Canaries amid hantavirus tracing efforts

Countries race to trace passengers who have disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the Andes variant of the rodent-borne hantavirus. The MV Hondius now heads to the Canary Islands for evacuation.

Deutsche Welle - Health - 8 days ago

Hantavirus ship arrival in Canary Islands sparks major protests as officials assure 'no symptoms'

Hantaviruses are normally carried by rodents that can cause severe symptoms in humans

WalesOnline - World - 8 days ago

Six Extra People Joined Hantavirus-Hit Ship: Operator

Three people have died and several others have fallen ill after a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic.

Newsweek - Health - 8 days ago

Third British national has suspected hantavirus linked to cruise ship

Two other UK patients remain in hospital in the Netherlands and South Africa.

Evening Standard - Health - 8 days ago

Third British national suspected of hantavirus in MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed two British nationals have hantavirus, with a third suspected case identified on the remote island of Tristan da Cunha, linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak.

WalesOnline - World - 8 days ago

Hantavirus cruise ship still days away from docking in Tenerife

The boat left the shores of Cape Verde at 6.15pm UK time on Wednesday, Oceanwide Expeditions said.

Evening Standard - Health - 9 days ago

Key Questions In Bid To Stop Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak

The World Health Organization said Thursday eight cases have been reported so far, including three deaths.

Newsweek - Health - 9 days ago

Hantavirus: WHO says cruise ship outbreak is 'not start of a pandemic'

While the risk to the public is low, the director-general of WHO said there could be more cases due to the incubation period of the Andes virus – the variant of hantavirus linked to the outbreak

Evening Standard - World - 9 days ago

Seven Britons disembarked from hantavirus cruise ship mid-voyage

Oceanwide Expeditions said guests who left the ship have been contacted.

Evening Standard - Health - 9 days ago

Deadly virus outbreak suspected on cruise ship in Atlantic

Three people have died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde. The World Health Organization says one case is confirmed, with several more under investigation.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 9 days ago

Hantavirus: British cruise passengers 'will self-isolate in UK for 45 days'

Some 19 British nationals were listed as passengers on the cruise, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde, with four British crew members.

Evening Standard - Health - 9 days ago

Two passengers of hantavirus cruise ship self-isolating in UK

The UK Health Security Agency said it is helping to trace people who may have been on the same flight as a confirmed case.

Evening Standard - Health - 10 days ago

Hantavirus alert on a cruise ship in the Atlantic: What are the symptoms of the disease and how does infection occur?

Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, reportedly from hantavirus. The disease has been confirmed in another traveler. What are the symptoms of the virus, and how does infection occur?

Deutsche Welle - Health - 10 days ago

Two passengers of ship linked to hantavirus self-isolating in the UK

Health officials said once the ship docks in Tenerife the remaining British nationals can be repatriated if they do not develop symptoms.

Evening Standard - Health - 10 days ago

Two people who were on hantavirus cruise ship are self-isolating in UK

In an update issued on Wednesday evening, the UK Health Security Agency said ‘the risk to general public remains very low’

Evening Standard - Health - 10 days ago

Government 'working urgently' to support Britons affected by hantavirus outbreak

A British crew member was medically evacuated from a cruise ship.

Evening Standard - Health - 10 days ago

Parents urged to act after hepatitis A outbreak in seaside town

Hepatitis A cases of the same strain have been identified in three separate households in Barry, South Wales.

Evening Standard - Health - 10 days ago

Hantavirus won't be allowed to spread in UK, says Foreign Secretary

British passengers on the hantavirus-infected MV Hondius are set to be sent back to the UK after it docks in Tenerife

Evening Standard - World - 10 days ago

Hantavirus outbreak: MV Hondius crew told passengers victim was 'not infectious'

Crew members on the MV Hondius reportedly reassured passengers that the first victim of the outbreak was not infectious, potentially delaying critical safety measures. Three passengers have...

International The News - Health - 10 days ago

Hantavirus: Is there a risk to the public? And the simple way to avoid infection

Infectious diseases expert says ‘majority’ of cases are typically found in Asia and Europe, with fatality rate of between 1 and 15%

Irish Times - Health - 10 days ago

Britons on cruise ship linked to hantavirus outbreak face more days on board

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said plans are being made for the ‘safe onward travel’ of Britons on the ship.

Evening Standard - Health - 11 days ago

Latin America - LATEST - | Seven cases of hantavirus identified on cruise ship as Irish woman describes shock at deaths of three passengers

A hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship off Cape Verde has grown to seven cases, including two confirmed infections, the World Health Organization said...

Independent.ie - World - 11 days ago

British crew member needs 'urgent' care after suspected hantavirus outbreak

Three people have died and two cases of the virus have been confirmed, tour operator Oceanwide Expeditions said.

Evening Standard - Health - 12 days ago

Briton in critical but stable condition after suspected hantavirus outbreak

Three people have died and at least three others are ill, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a statement to The Associated Press.

Evening Standard - Health - 12 days ago

Briton treated in South Africa after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise

The outbreak was reported on the Dutch-flagged passenger cruise ship MV Hondius, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde.

Evening Standard - Health - 12 days ago

What is Hantavirus? The disease suspected of killing three on a cruise

A British national is now fighting for his life as the death toll reaches three

Evening Standard - Health - 12 days ago

Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship

The MV Hondius cruise ship is currently under investigation by health authorities

Evening Standard - World - 12 days ago

Here is how hantavirus spreads in humans

Hantavirus is found across the globe and usually spreads when a person comes in contact with faeces or urine of infected rodents such as mice and rats. According to the US Centers for Disease...

International The News - Health - 12 days ago

Suspected Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship kills 3 — WHO

The virus usually spreads by contact with the urine or feces of infected rodents like rats and mice. It can cause a severe and sometimes deadly lung infection.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 13 days ago

Drug-resistant Salmonella outbreak spreads across multiple US states, affecting children most

The US Centers for Disease Control has issued a warning against the outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella in multiple US states. As of late April, around 34 people have been infected across...

International The News - Health - 15 days ago

Push for raw milk intensifies across the U.S., despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings

More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been introduced in statehouses across the country. A growing number of states are making it legal to sell.

NBC News - Science - 17 days ago

Foreign outbreaks, lower vaccination rates are troubling signs for California's coming flu season

Last year’s flu season was the worst California had seen in years — and state health officials warn this year could potentially be just as bad.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 6 months ago