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Health Ministry says no risk of hantavirus outbreak in Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Health has said there is no cause for public concern following recent international reports on hantavirus cases, adding that the country’s epidemiological situation remains stable.

12 May 2026-16:50
Spanish, French, and American passengers infected with hantavirus

Passengers from a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak were flown home on Monday to over 20 countries and placed under quarantine, including a Spaniard, a French woman, and an American who tested positive.

12 May 2026-02:40
Hantavirus outbreak: Remaining MV Hondius passengers will be evacuated to Netherlands

11 May 2026-17:12
Final evacuation flights for hantavirus-hit cruise passengers set for Monday

11 May 2026-10:22
New suspected hantavirus cases emerge

Officials reported two suspected hantavirus cases on Friday—one in Spain and another on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha.

08 May 2026-23:50
Argentina slams WHO for politicizing hantavirus outbreak

The government of Argentine President Javier Milei has accused the World Health Organization of politicizing the ongoing hantavirus outbreak to try to reverse Argentina’s decision to withdraw from the organization.

08 May 2026-22:55
US to evacuate Americans from cruise amid hantavirus outbreak

The U.S. government is dispatching a repatriation plane to safely evacuate 17 Americans from a cruise ship experiencing a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

08 May 2026-22:16
Moderna stock jumps after hantavirus vaccine update

Moderna shares rose 14.38% in Thursday morning trading following positive Phase 1 results for its mRNA hantavirus vaccine, which was well-tolerated and produced strong immune responses at all dose levels—an important milestone since no FDA-approved hantavirus vaccine currently exists.

08 May 2026-21:14
Pandemic treaty is stuck. Why the world is not ready for the next outbreak

Editor’s note: Leyla Shirinova is a seasoned media professional with extensive experience in broadcast journalism and political communication. The views expressed in this article are her own and do not necessarily reflect the official position or editorial stance of News.Az.

08 May 2026-09:18
Hantavirus outbreak prompts 29 to leave cruise

Public health authorities conducted global contact tracing on Thursday after cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions reported that 29 passengers disembarked following the onset of a hantavirus outbreak.

07 May 2026-20:51

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