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The origins of hantavirus - The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship was caused by the Andes virus, the only known strain to spread from person to person. Rodents are known to carry hantavirus, but what's the disease's origin story? Ramy Inocencio explains. 10H ago - 3:57

The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship was caused by the Andes virus, the only known strain to spread from person to person. Rodents are known to carry hantavirus, but what's the disease's origin story? Ramy Inocencio explains.

CBS News - Technology - 1 minute ago

New Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens as Uganda confirms separate case - News - World - | 5 hours ago

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 - 55 minutes ago

Health officials respond to Ebola outbreak -- Africa's top public health body has confirmed a new and deadly Ebola outbreak in a remote Congo province. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Celine Gounder has more.

Africa's top public health body has confirmed a new and deadly Ebola outbreak in a remote Congo province. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder has more.

CBS News - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 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 - World - 4 hours 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 - 4 hours 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 - 5 hours 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 - Technology - 5 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 - 6 hours 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 - 8 hours ago

Social Media - May 15, 2026 - 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 - 8 hours 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 - 8 hours ago

What to know about new Ebola outbreak that has already killed at least 65 people in Congo

The World Health Organization said during Congo’s Ebola outbreak last year that the country has a stockpile of treatments and some 2,000 doses of vaccine.

New York Post - World - 9 hours 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 - 10 hours ago

Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens, Africa's CDC says -- A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.

A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.

CBS News - World - 11 hours 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 - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo: health agency

A deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), African health authorities said on May 15.

Hurriyet Daily News - World - 15 hours 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 - 15 hours 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 - 15 hours ago

New Ebola outbreak confirmed with 65 deaths and hundreds of infections

The virus is highly contagious and often fatal

Independent UK - World - 15 hours 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 - 16 hours ago

One young person dies, two others ill after meningitis outbreak

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said their experts are 'working with local authority and NHS partners following three cases of meningococcal infection (meningitis) in young people in Reading'

WalesOnline - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

Britain -- Student dies in Reading meningitis outbreak as contacts offered antibiotics

Close contacts of people linked to a meningitis outbreak in the UK, in which a student died, are being offered antibiotics as a precaution.

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 17 hours 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 - 17 hours ago

Africa CDC confirms Ebola resurgence in DRC, death toll hits 65

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...

Daily Sabah - World - 18 hours ago

Student dies in Reading meningitis outbreak as contacts offered antibiotics

Close contacts of people linked to a meningitis outbreak in the UK, in which a student died, are being offered antibiotics as a precaution.

Independent.ie - World - 18 hours ago

Africa CDC confirms new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded

Africa CDC confirms new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded.

Bay to Bay News - World - 19 hours 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 - 1 day 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 - 1 day 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 - 1 day 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 - 1 day 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 - 2 days ago

French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11

Three people on the stricken cruise ship died, including a Dutch couple who health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus visiting South America.

NBC News - Health - 2 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 - 2 days ago

Could cruise ship passengers sue over the hantavirus outbreak?

Passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have limited legal recourse, though the ship’s operator could still be liable if it behaved recklessly.

CTV News - Health - 2 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 - 2 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 - 2 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 - 2 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 - 3 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 - 3 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 - 3 days ago

Analysis -- The cruise ship hantavirus outbreak offered a real-life simulation exercise. Did we pass? -- Lauren Pelley -- News -- - -- Health -- |

Hantavirus took hold on a weeks-long cruise before global health officials had any idea that a rodent-borne illness was silently spreading. More people keep falling ill back on land. Scientists expect the outbreak will fizzle out, but the crisis has offered a reminder that viruses can spread faster than public health efforts.

CBC News - Health - 3 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 - 3 days ago

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

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

Salon - Science - 4 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 - 4 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 - 4 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 - 5 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 - 5 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 - 6 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 - 6 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 - 6 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 - 6 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 - 6 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 - 7 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 - 8 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 - 8 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 - 8 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 - 9 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 - 9 days ago

We're Infectious Disease Experts. Here's What Actually Concerns Us About This Hantavirus Outbreak.

Experts break down the real risks of the disease and what the general public needs to know right now.

Huffington Post - Health - 9 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 - 9 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 - 10 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 - 11 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 - 11 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 - 11 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 - 11 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 - 12 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 - 14 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 - 16 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