Friday, May 15, 2026 10:35 PM ET
Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones hit hardest as suspected cases climb
Gulf News - World - 1 minute ago
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
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Times of India - Top Stories - 14 minutes 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
Doctor who's been put in charge of rat virus outbreak is penis expert with a VERY colorful past
Daily Mail - Health - 1 hour ago
65 fatalities in resurgence of deadly Ebola strain in remote African country
Fox News - Top Stories - 1 hour ago
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Daily Post Nigeria - World - 2 hours ago
ABC News - Health - 3 hours ago
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
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
Travel industry insiders aren't worried about the future of cruises, even with outbreaks
Toronto Star - Business - 5 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
What to know about the Ebola outbreak blamed for scores of deaths in Congo
Toronto Star - 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
UPI - Top Stories - 7 hours ago
Three poisoned by mushrooms foraged in California wine country amid 'unprecedented' outbreak
Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 7 hours ago
Live Science - Health - 7 hours ago
Live Science - Top Stories - 7 hours ago
Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths
Ars Technica - Top Stories - 7 hours ago
Daily Express - World - 7 hours ago
Bay to Bay News - World - 8 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
Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame
Scientific American - Top Stories - 8 hours ago
Live Science - Top Stories - 8 hours ago
Live Science - Health - 8 hours ago
Live Science - Weird - 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
Live Science - Top Stories - 9 hours ago
A look at major Ebola outbreaks and when the disease was first identified
Toronto Star - World - 10 hours ago
Horror outbreak of 'bleeding eyes' disease confirmed as 65 people already dead
Daily Express - World - 10 hours ago
More than 60 dead as new Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo with hundreds of suspected cases
Daily Mail - World - 10 hours ago
Leading Omagh campaigner among passengers quarantined on cruise ship amid norovirus outbreak
Irish Post - World - 10 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
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
Race to trace deadly hantavirus outbreak
ABC News - Top Stories - 12 hours ago
1,700 cruise ship passengers quarantined in France over suspected gastro outbreak
International The News - World - 12 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
What to know about new Ebola outbreak that has killed 65 people in Congo
The Baltimore Sun - Health - 13 hours ago
The Conversation - US News - 13 hours ago
Meningitis cases found at two schools in Reading after student dies in new outbreak
Daily Mail - Health - 14 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
Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak revives COVID-era fears worldwide
Daily Sabah - 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
New Ebola Outbreak in Congo Leaves 65 Dead, 246 Suspected Cases...
Deccan Chronicle - World - 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
The hantavirus outbreak is prompting COVID flashbacks — including the conspiracies
Boston Globe - Politics - 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
Australia quarantines six people amid hantavirus outbreak
International The News - World - 17 hours ago
Meningitis symptoms: Key signs to know as Reading outbreak leaves one dead
Daily Express - Health - 17 hours ago
Hantavirus outbreak tests post-Covid-19 health communication playbook
The Straits Times - World - 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.
Bay to Bay News - World - 19 hours ago
The Conversation - World - 22 hours ago
Officials tracking at least 41 Americans after deadly hantavirus outbreak
ABC News - Top Stories - 1 day ago
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
One student is dead and two others are being treated in new UK meningitis outbreak
Daily Mail - Health - 1 day ago
The hantavirus cruise outbreak may not have started in a garbage dump in Ushuaia, Argentina, after all
Scientific American - Health - 1 day ago
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
Poison mushroom outbreak hits exclusive enclave in California's Wine Country
New York Post - Top Stories - 1 day ago
France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak
Orlando Sentinel - Health - 1 day ago
Hantavirus outbreak: Scientists ran out of funds while developing a vaccine, report says
Times of India - US News - 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
Dozens of wild-caught sloths die in deadly outbreak at animal exhibit
Fox News - Business - 2 days ago
'Patient Zero': How the Hantavirus Outbreak Began with a Bird-Watcher on a Landfill
Breitbart - World - 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 - 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
France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak
Los Angeles Times - US News - 2 days ago
Potential hantavirus case in Illinois not related to ship outbreak, officials say
ABC News - Top Stories - 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
Cruise ship horror as person dies in 'deadly virus outbreak' with Brits stranded
Daily Express - World - 2 days ago
Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak
Chicago Tribune - 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
Potential hantavirus case reported in Illinois, unrelated to cruise ship outbreak
Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 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 - 3 days ago
Hantavirus outbreak's unknown origins addressed by medical experts
ABC News - Top Stories - 3 days ago
Live Science - Weird - 3 days ago
Live Science - Health - 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
The Conversation - Technology - 3 days ago
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
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
The Week - World - 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
Salon - Top Stories - 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
Daily Mail - Health - 4 days ago
Scientific American - Top Stories - 4 days ago
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
Daily Express - Health - 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
Daily Express - World - 6 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
Donald Trump issues 6-word update on deadly hantavirus cruise outbreak
Daily Express - World - 6 days ago
Daily Express - 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
Hantavirus outbreak: Government hopes to fly 22 Britons back to UK on Sunday
Evening Standard - Health - 6 days ago
Daily Mail - Health - 6 days ago
What we don't know about the hantavirus outbreak as the cruise ship nears Spanish territory
The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health - 7 days ago
Are Cruises Still Safe After Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak? What To Know
Newsweek - Health - 7 days ago
The Conversation - World - 7 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
Tracking hantavirus: World health officials trace passengers from deadly cruise ship outbreak
Boston Herald - Business - 8 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 hantavirus cruise outbreak sees WHO issue 'Covid pandemic' statement
Daily Express - World - 8 days ago
Daily Express - World - 8 days ago
Daily Express - 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
How dangerous hantavirus is, how it spreads, and symptoms you need to know after deadly outbreak
The cause of the outbreak is being investigated
WalesOnline - Health - 8 days ago
British expedition guide evacuated from MV Hondius amid hantavirus outbreak speaks out
WalesOnline - World - 8 days ago
Health -- East Valley measles outbreak grows: Where you may have been exposed
Phoenix New Times - Top Stories - 8 days ago
Viral infection outbreak in UK seaside town sparks warning letters to parents
Daily Express - Health - 9 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
British doctor evacuated as ship linked to outbreak to leave Cape Verde
Evening Standard - Health - 9 days ago
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health - 9 days ago
'I'm a doctor and here's why the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak is so scary'
Daily Express - 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
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak
Orlando Sentinel - Health - 10 days ago
Keir Starmer shares hantavirus outbreak 'wider public risk' update
Daily Express - Health - 10 days ago
Inside the cruise ship at the center of a rare hantavirus outbreak
The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health - 10 days ago
The Conversation - Health - 10 days ago
Hantavirus: Symptoms, causes, and recent outbreak explained
International The News - 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
A cruise ship is waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus
The San Diego Union-Tribune - 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
Outbreak travel alerts as 19 countries hit with viruses and diseases May 2026
Daily Express - 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
Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings
The Mercury News - Science - 16 days ago
South Carolina's measles outbreak is over after sickening nearly 1,000 people
Orlando Sentinel - Health - 18 days ago
Daily Mail - Science - 21 days ago
Salon - Top Stories - 22 days ago
Too young for the MMR shot, babies become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks
The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health - 1 month ago
Salon - Top Stories - 1 month ago
Raw milk cheese is tied to E. coli outbreak: What to know, according to a doctor
The Mercury News - Science - 1 month ago
The Standard podcast: Is London on the brink of a meningitis outbreak?
Evening Standard - Opinion - 1 month ago
Bird flu outbreak on San Mateo coast spreads to sea otters and sea lions, researchers say
The Mercury News - Science - 2 months ago
STAY AWAY -- Every entrance at busy Irish hospital 'secured' after 'multiple viral outbreaks'
Irish Sun - Top Stories - 2 months ago
Researchers closely monitor bird flu outbreak in elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park
The Mercury News - Science - 2 months ago
3 dead, dozens sick in California mushroom poisoning outbreak
New York Daily News - Health - 4 months ago
Listeria outbreak in ready meals has caused six deaths, CDC says
Independent UK - Health - 6 months 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