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What is Tularemia? New York confirms fourth case of ‘life-threatening’ infection

Rabbit fever cases rise in Suffolk County with four infections confirmed. Health officials urge vigilance against tularemia, a contagious disease mainly affecting wildlife.

Published 9 days ago

Cyclospora outbreak: 2 dead in Michigan; symptoms, how to stay safe and more

Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that causes cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness usually spread through contaminated fresh produce or water. (CDC via AP, File)

Updated 12 days ago

22 children dead in Gujarat's Chandipura virus outbreak; 35 infections confirmed

Children who are admitted to civil hospitals in Gandhinagar, Sabarkantha-Himmatnagar, Patan, Rajkot and Bhavnagar are being provided the best and super-specialist treatment and doctors are monitoring their condition.

Updated 12 days ago

Man shares how quitting toxic workplaces transformed his career, personal life

The man shared that he began his career at a small distributor after completing engineering before moving to an MNC.

Updated 41 days ago

Ruby Princess norovirus outbreak: 125 passengers, crew fall ill on cruise

Ruby Princess norovirus outbreak: 125 passengers, crew fall ill at sea. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Updated 44 days ago

What is the 'vomit bug' spreading across the US? Everything to know

The 'vomit bug,' or norovirus, is causing outbreaks across the US, especially in California. Symptoms arise within 12 to 48 hours and may lead to dehydration.

Published 78 days ago

Ebola outbreak: What is the Bundibugyo strain and why is there no vaccine for it

Global health authorities are making efforts to identify the medical options to help contain this outbreak.

Published 85 days ago

Canada confirms first hantavirus case after passenger from ship tests positive

The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, leaves the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain

Updated 91 days ago

‘Hantavirus can remain in semen…’: Study raises sexual transmission concern

Independent CONICET researcher and National University of Cordoba associate professor Raul Gonzalez Ittig holds a preserved specimen

Published 91 days ago

Hantavirus vs Norovirus vs Ebola: Latest case maps from US, Africa and Europe

Independent CONICET researcher and National University of Cordoba associate professor Raul Gonzalez Ittig holds a preserved specimen of a Graomys chacoensis rodent inside the Population Genetics and Evolution Laboratory of the Institute of Diversity and Animal Ecology (IDEA-CONICET-UNC) at the Faculty of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences (FCEFyN) in Cordoba, Argentina, on May 13, 2026. The deaths of three cruise ship passengers during a rare hantavirus outbreak have sparked international alarm, and flashbacks to when the world tipped into the COVID pandemic six years ago. (Photo by Diego Lima / AFP)

Updated 92 days ago

Hantavirus scientists were close to vaccine but ran out of money

The cruise ship MV Hondius that was affected by a hantavirus outbreak.

Updated 94 days ago

Hantavirus update: Is the cruise ship virus the next COVID? Here is the truth

Has Hantavirus Become Airborne Like Covid?

Published 94 days ago

Can Hantavirus shrink penis? Fact-checking wild claim

Hantavirus is usually spread from rodents, but the Andes strain allows it to spread between humans.

Published 95 days ago

Hantavirus update: Illinois officials explain risks after tests in Winnebago

The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, leaves the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain.

Published 95 days ago

Remote island with suspected hantavirus case has a population of just 216

In a handout picture taken on May 9, 2026 and released by the British ministry of defence on May 10, 2026, members of the UK Armed Forces drop medical kit to the Atlantic Island of Tristan Da Cunha to provide assistance to a British National who contracted hantavirus aboard an Atlantic expedition cruise ship, MV Hondius.

Published 97 days ago

Why Hantavirus is not the next COVID-like pandemic. CDC gives major relief

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director and acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Updated 97 days ago

Hantavirus: MV Hondius passengers cleared as authorities probe history

Passengers are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10.

Updated 97 days ago

British army parachutes on remote Atlantic island to help hantavirus patient

Members of the RAF drop medical kit to the Atlantic Island of Tristan Da Cunha to provide assistance to a British National who contracted hantavirus aboard an Atlantic expedition cruise ship, MV Hondius.

Published 98 days ago

Leo Schilperoord: 5 things to know about Hantavirus 'Patient Zero'

The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius has claimed three lives, including Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord.

Published 98 days ago

Hantavirus scare in New Jersey: Expert details possible exposure on flight

Test tubes labelled "Hantavirus positive" in this illustration taken May 7, 2026.

Published 99 days ago

Where did hantavirus originate? The many unanswered questions about outbreak

Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cape Verde.

Updated 99 days ago

Hantavirus update: Countries, cases and deaths linked to MV Hondius

Test tubes labelled "Hantavirus positive" are held in this illustration taken May 7, 2026.

Published 99 days ago

Hantavirus predicted in 2022? Post on Covid, new outbreak viral

Health experts reportedly don't expect the Hantavirus outbreak to turn into an epidemic but are trying to trace people who came in contact with the victims aboard the cruise ship. Image for representational purposes.

Published 100 days ago

Hantavirus update: Flight attendant hospitalized as 40 left ship unchecked

Health officials worldwide are racing to trace cruise passengers after a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

Published 100 days ago

Hantavirus cruise outbreak: Experts dismiss fears of COVID-like spread

On Cam: 'Plague' Ship MV Hondius' Captain's Old Clip On Hantavirus 'Patient Zero' Goes Viral | WHO

Published 100 days ago

'We know this virus': WHO on comparisons of hantavirus to COVID-19 pandemic

On Cam: WHO Breaks Silence On Hantavirus Outbreak, Says Low Risk But More Cases Cannot Be Ruled Out

Updated 100 days ago

Manhunt for 40 passengers, US on alert: Developments in hantavirus outbreak case

Hantavirus News Live | Port Workers Protest As Hantavirus-Hit Cruise ship Expected to Dock | Spain

Updated 101 days ago

All you need to know about human hantavirus: Symptoms, safety, precautions

Hantaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause serious illnesses, including HPS and HFRS, and even death.

Updated 101 days ago

What is hantavirus? Symptoms, causes explained as outbreak on ship sparks worry

Daisy Morinigo sits with her husband David Delgado as she speaks about their son Rodrigo Morinigo, who died in January of hantavirus, in San Andres de Giles, Argentina, Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

Updated 101 days ago

‘Ivermectin should…’: Doctor gives possible Hantavirus solution after US update

This handout picture released by Argentina's Health Ministry shows a scientist from the Malbran Institute handling containers used to diagnose the Andes hantavirus

Published 101 days ago

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