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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

In a post on X, the WHO said the outbreak does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 10 minutes ago

WHO issues international emergency over Ebola outbreak -- m read

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills more than 80 as WHO sounds international alarm over Bundibugyo strain with no vaccine and high risk of regional spread

Gulf News - Top Stories - 17 minutes ago

The agency added that the outbreak, with around 246 cases and 80 deaths, does not meet the criteria of pandemic emergency.

BBC News - World - 20 minutes ago

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreaks in Congo, Uganda with over 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreaks in Congo, Uganda with over 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths.

Bay to Bay News - World - 21 minutes ago

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreaks in Congo and Uganda

Lancaster Online - World - 30 minutes ago

Hantavirus outbreak crosses 10 global cases: Is this COVID-2.0? WHO epidemiologist says world is in a 'make or break' phase

Times of India - Top Stories - 38 minutes ago

WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo

Kinshasa: An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a...

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 45 minutes ago

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 - | 3 hours ago

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.

CBC News - World - 51 minutes ago

WHO declares deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global health emergency - News - World - | 3 hours ago

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.

CBC News - Health - 51 minutes ago

WHO declares international emergency over Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization said the Ebola outbreak could be much larger than what is currently being detected and reported. It warned of health risks to other countries.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 1 hour ago

WHO declares public health emergency over Ebola in Africa

Mehr News Agency - World - 1 hour ago

'Extraordinary' Ebola outbreak declared an emergency of international concern

WHO said 80 suspected deaths, eight confirmed cases and 246 suspected cases had been reported so far in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

WHO sounds global alarm over 'extraordinary' Ebola strain spreading through central Africa

New York Post - World - 1 hour ago

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a global health emergency

The agency added that the outbreak, with around 246 cases and 80 deaths, does not meet the criteria of pandemic emergency.

BBC News - Top Stories - 1 hour 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. -- May 15

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 - 2 hours ago

Ebola: Portrait of a killer virus

The Straits Times - World - 2 hours ago

WHO declares Ebola outbreak an international health emergency

The outbreak of the highly contagious disease began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

SBS - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda 'emergency' of international concern

Guardian UK - World - 2 hours ago

Ebola virus outbreak: WHO declares international health emergency after rare strain kills 87 in Congo

Times of India - World - 2 hours ago

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda an emergency of international concern

The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency, said the World Health Organization.

Channel NewsAsia - World - 2 hours ago

WHO declares international health emergency over rare Ebola strain

GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency over a rare strain of Ebola that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic on Sunday.

Manila Times - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Breaking news live updates, May 17: WHO declares public health emergency over rare Ebola strain

Times of India - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Ebola kills 87 people as cases continue to rise in Congo

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Canada reports suspected hantavirus case linked to deadly cruise ship outbreak

Times of India - World - 4 hours ago

Congo Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Rises to 87 Amid Spread Fears

Deccan Chronicle - World - 4 hours ago

Ebola outbreak in Africa is 'public health emergency of international concern': WHO

ABC News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency after 80 deaths - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak spreading across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and...

Daily Express - Opinion - 4 hours ago

WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency after 80 deaths -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak spreading across the...

Daily Express - World - 4 hours ago

Deadly Hantavirus outbreak: Quarantine begins for Kiwi in Perth

NZ Herald - Top Stories - 4 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.

CBS News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

At least 80 dead in Congo's Ebola outbreak as WHO declares public health emergency -- At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said.

At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said.

CBS News - Health - 4 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. -- May 15

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 - Health - 5 hours ago

Rat Virus Cruise Outbreak Spreads to Another Country

The Daily Beast - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 87

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. Officials first announced the outbreak on Friday, with 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases.

CTV News - Health - 6 hours ago

Canadian cruise passenger gets a presumptive positive hantavirus test result after ship outbreak

Bay to Bay News - World - 7 hours ago

Uganda Reports Death of Man from DRC Due to Ebola, Affirms Situation Under Control

Kampala: The Uganda Ministry of Health announced on Saturday the recording of a fatality from Ebola involving a man arriving from the Democratic Repub...

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

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

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

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Rare Ebola strain may have killed 80 amid Congo vaccine gap

Boston Globe - Business - 9 hours ago

A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo

NPR - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Colorado hantavirus death not linked to cruise ship outbreak, state says

The Denver Post - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

DRC health minister warns 'very high' Ebola lethality rate as toll hits 80

Africa CDC concerned that outbreak of Bundibugyo strain could spread rapidly due to intense population movement.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Version of hantavirus behind deadly outbreak matches known strain, France says -- Genomic analysis showed the virus found aboard the MV Hondius shows no evidence of new characteristics so far.

Genomic analysis showed the virus found aboard the MV Hondius shows no evidence of new characteristics so far.

CBS News - Health - 11 hours ago

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

KINSHASA, DR Congo — An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has caused at least 80 deaths has a 'very high lethality rate' and no vaccine or specific treatment, the country's health minister warned Saturday.

Manila Times - World - 11 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 - 12 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 - 12 hours ago

Meningitis outbreak: calls grow for wider vaccine rollout after Oxfordshire teen dies

Times of India - World - 12 hours ago

5/16: Saturday Morning -- President Trump returned from his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Meanwhile, a deadly strain of Ebola is sparking concern in central Africa.

CBS News - Entertainment - 12 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 - 13 hours ago

Potential hantavirus case in Illinois not related to ship outbreak, officials say -- ABC News' Ike Ejiochi and medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel discuss a potential case of hantavirus in a Winnebago County resident that is not connected to the MV Hondius outbreak.

ABC News - Health - 14 hours ago

What counts as 'close contact'? Why the risk of hantavirus transmission is tricky to define -- Health officials have said the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak spreads via "close contact." Live Science spoke to experts about what that means. -- Naomi Mihara -- Published

Live Science - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Interview -- 'Membership in WHO is critical': America is no longer at the helm of international outbreak responses, Emory epidemiologist says -- Live Science spoke with a leading epidemiologist from Emory University about her impressions of how the hantavirus outbreak is being managed in the U.S.

Live Science - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

Backyard poultry salmonella outbreak sickens 6 in Maryland

The Baltimore Sun - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

'Within hours, he was gone': Berkshire father shares pain after son dies in meningitis outbreak

Times of India - World - 19 hours ago

Meningitis outbreak sparks alarm after student dies and 2 others fall ill in Reading Area

Times of India - World - 19 hours ago

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Over 80 dead, 246 cases reported in Ituri province; health emergency declared

Times of India - World - 19 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 - 20 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 - 21 hours ago

5 VIRAL CARTOONS ABOUT THE HANTAVIRUS OUTBREAK -- Cartoons -- Artists take on rat summits, viral moments, and more -- The Week US -- Published

The Week - US News - 23 hours ago

Health -- Eilish O'Regan: After worrying virus outbreaks, just how safe are Irish cruise ship holidaymakers?

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 1 day ago

CDC Monitoring Ebola Developments in Congo and Uganda

Officials said the agency is deploying expertise through local offices as African officials report dozens of deaths from suspected infections.

Epoch Times - US News - 1 day 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

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

Travel industry insiders aren't worried about the future of cruises, even with outbreaks

Toronto Star - Health - 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

Democratic Republic of Congo declares Ebola outbreak; 65 people killed -- The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola outbreak on Friday as 65 people have died from the disease in the country's eastern region.

UPI - 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

Interview - 'Membership in WHO is critical': America is no longer at the helm of international outbreak responses, Emory epidemiologist says - By - Nicoletta Lanese - Published - 13 May 26

Live Science - Health - 1 day ago

Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths

Ars Technica - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Major hantavirus update as UK makes key move responding to deadly rat disease -- The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has sparkled a rapid respnse from the UK.

Daily Express - World - 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

Meningitis outbreak in Berkshire causes panic in three schools

Times of India - World - 1 day ago

Hantavirus updates: 41 people in the United States being monitored as investigation into outbreak source continues -- The latest news and updates on the hantavirus cluster associated with the MV Hondius. -- Ben Turner -- Last updated

Live Science - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Hantavirus updates: 41 people in the United States being monitored as investigation into outbreak source continues -- Ben Turner -- Last updated

Live Science - 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

More than 60 dead as new Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo with hundreds of suspected cases

Daily Mail - World - 1 day ago

Leading Omagh campaigner among passengers quarantined on cruise ship amid norovirus outbreak

Irish Post - World - 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

Ebola returns to DR Congo, Africa CDC confirms

International The News - Health - 1 day ago

Horror outbreak of 'bleeding eyes' disease confirmed as 65 people already dead -- Experts are afraid that it will spread further through urban populations and cause more deaths.

Daily Express - World - 1 day ago

US reports no hantavirus cases from cruise ship outbreak

ABC News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Race to trace deadly hantavirus outbreak

ABC News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

1,700 cruise ship passengers quarantined in France over suspected gastro outbreak

International The News - World - 1 day ago

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

The Baltimore Sun - Health - 1 day ago

At least 65 dead after Ebola outbreak confirmed in Democratic Republic of the Congo

ABC News - Health - 1 day ago

From medieval plague ships to hantavirus: How outbreaks at sea helped to shape the international public health system -- Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago

The Conversation - US News - 1 day ago

New Ebola outbreak in remote Congo province kills 65

The Globe and Mail - World - 1 day ago

Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak revives COVID-era fears worldwide

Daily Sabah - World - 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

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

The hantavirus outbreak is prompting COVID flashbacks — including the conspiracies

Boston Globe - Politics - 1 day ago

Australia quarantines six people amid hantavirus outbreak

International The News - World - 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

Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires': why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks? Vikram Niranjan, University of Limerick

The Conversation - World - 2 days ago

Meningitis symptoms: Key signs to know as Reading outbreak leaves one dead -- Brits have been reminded to stay aware of the signs of meningitis after a new cluster of cases...

Daily Express - Health - 2 days ago

Officials tracking at least 41 Americans after deadly hantavirus outbreak

ABC News - Top Stories - 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

One student is dead and two others are being treated in new UK meningitis outbreak

Daily Mail - Health - 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

France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak

The Baltimore Sun - Health - 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

Dozens of wild-caught sloths die in deadly outbreak at animal exhibit

Fox News - Business - 3 days ago

'Patient Zero': How the Hantavirus Outbreak Began with a Bird-Watcher on a Landfill

Breitbart - World - 3 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

France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak

Chicago Tribune - Health - 3 days ago

Cruise rights questioned amid OUTBREAK

Fox News - Top Stories - 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

Potential hantavirus case in Illinois not related to ship outbreak, officials say

ABC News - Top Stories - 3 days ago

The class politics of modern outbreaks

Aljazeera - Opinion - 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

Cruise ship horror as person dies in 'deadly virus outbreak' with Brits stranded

Daily Express - World - 3 days ago

Global race to contain hantavirus outbreak

ABC News - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Norovirus outbreaks putting 'severe pressure' on Welsh hospitals

WalesOnline - 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

French hantavirus patient is critically ill as outbreak grows to 11

NPR - Health - 3 days ago

Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak

Boston Herald - US News - 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

Hantavirus outbreak's unknown origins addressed by medical experts -- Experts have said a bird-watching tour at a landfill was likely not the origin.

ABC News - Health - 3 days ago

Potential hantavirus case reported in Illinois, unrelated to cruise ship outbreak

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 4 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

Hantavirus outbreaks could become more likely as virus-carrying rodents expand their range, model finds -- New models chart how virus-carrying rodents may spread across Argentina as climate change reshapes weather patterns. -- Naomi Mihara -- Published

Live Science - Weird - 4 days ago

Hantavirus outbreaks could become more likely as virus-carrying rodents expand their range, model finds -- Naomi Mihara -- Published

Live Science - 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

Genome sequencing is rewriting the history of disease outbreaks – but without social context, it can tell only part of the story -- Marc Zimmer, Connecticut College

The Conversation - Technology - 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

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

2 NEW HANTAVIRUS CASES AS PASSENGERS FLOWN HOME -- Speed Read -- Three passengers from the outbreak cruise ship have died -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

The Week - World - 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

Hantavirus is a warning. We must listen -- Troy Farah -- The Dutch cruise ship incident probably isn't the next pandemic. That doesn't mean we're risk-free from outbreaks

Salon - Top Stories - 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

Could hantavirus become the next pandemic? Experts weigh the risks after deadly outbreak on cruise ship: EMMA GRITT

Daily Mail - Health - 5 days ago

Hantavirus outbreak occurs at sea, microplastics may contribute to warming, and Alaska landslide sparks tsunami

Scientific American - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Viral infection outbreak in UK seaside town sparks warning letters to parents - A Hepatitis A outbreak has been identified across three households in a UK town.

Daily Express - Health - 5 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

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

Hantavirus 'zero' patient named as official reveals where couple really caught rat disease - Patient zero of the outbreak has been identified.

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 - 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

Donald Trump issues 6-word update on deadly hantavirus cruise outbreak

Daily Express - World - 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 outbreak: Government hopes to fly 22 Britons back to UK on Sunday

Evening Standard - Health - 7 days ago

Could hantavirus trigger a pandemic... and just how worried should we be? Experts answer ALL your questions as the deadly cruise ship outbreak sparks alarm

Daily Mail - Health - 8 days ago

How one country kept hantavirus at bay during a 2019 outbreak

ABC News - Health - 8 days ago

What we don't know about the hantavirus outbreak as the cruise ship nears Spanish territory

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health - 8 days ago

Are Cruises Still Safe After Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak? What To Know

Newsweek - Health - 8 days ago

Hantavirus symptoms people are urged to look out for after cruise ship outbreak

Daily Express - Health - 8 days ago

Health authorities work to contain cruise ship hantavirus outbreak -- Daniel Pastula, University of Colorado Anschutz

The Conversation - World - 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

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

Deadly hantavirus cruise outbreak sees WHO issue 'Covid pandemic' statement

Daily Express - World - 9 days ago

Doctor explains what you need to know about hantavirus as 3 evacuated from cruise ship -- As the MV Hondius cruise ship heads to the Canary Islands following a hantavirus outbreak, a...

Daily Express - 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

British expedition guide evacuated from MV Hondius amid hantavirus outbreak speaks out

WalesOnline - World - 9 days ago

Health -- East Valley measles outbreak grows: Where you may have been exposed

Phoenix New Times - Top Stories - 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 - 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

British doctor evacuated as ship linked to outbreak to leave Cape Verde

Evening Standard - Health - 10 days ago

3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak

New York Daily News - Health - 10 days ago

'I'm a doctor and here's why the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak is so scary'

Daily Express - Health - 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

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

What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health - 11 days ago

Keir Starmer shares hantavirus outbreak 'wider public risk' update

Daily Express - Health - 11 days ago

Inside the cruise ship at the center of a rare hantavirus outbreak

New York Daily News - Health - 11 days ago

Financial strain, lockdowns and fear of infection during disease outbreaks magnify violence against women and girls − new research -- Lindsay Stark, Washington University in St. Louis and Ilana Seff, Washington University in St. Louis

The Conversation - Health - 11 days ago

Hantavirus: Symptoms, causes, and recent outbreak explained

International The News - Health - 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

A cruise ship is waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus

New York Daily News - 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

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

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

Outbreak travel alerts as 19 countries hit with viruses and diseases May 2026

Daily Express - 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