Here’s what to know about the symptoms and spread of the virus, which has sickened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. By Dani Blum Global health officials are raising alarms about ...

Global health officials are tracking an outbreak of Ebola caused by a rare species of orthoebolavirus called the Bundibugyo virus that has so far killed more than 130 people and infected more than 500 ...

For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked in Sydney in March 2020. Of the passengers and crew who ...

At least 11 passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship are reported to have the Andes strain of hantavirus. Of the 18 Americans who were on board and are now in quarantine facilities in the U.S., at ...

Seventeen Americans and a dual British-U.S. citizen evacuated from the cruise ship hit with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus arrived in the U.S. early Monday. One American on the repatriation flight ...

The MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, was on its way to the Canary Islands on May 7, 2026, after evacuating three ill passengers for treatment. The World Health ...

Watch: Do viruses spread more easily on cruise ships? A cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus has arrived in the Canary Islands. Three people confirmed to have the virus and five suspected ...

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Here’s what to know about the virus, how it spreads and the risk to the general public. By Nina Agrawal and Dani Blum An outbreak of hantavirus that began aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean ...

Global health emergencies are back in the headlines, with recent outbreaks of hantavirus on a cruise ship and Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced people across ...

Symptoms of hantavirus begin with flu-like characteristics such as fever, muscle aches, and fatigue. As the disease progresses, fluid can build up in the lungs, causing breathing difficulties. The ...

The size of any viral or bacterial particle can provide a useful insight into how these infecting species can wreak havoc on host cells. Since the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS ...