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WHO leader sets out cruise ship hantavirus evacuation plan

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has arrived in Spain to supervise the evacuation of more than 140 passengers and crew from a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

09 May 2026-16:10
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
Argentina looks into cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

Argentine health authorities are investigating whether their country is the origin of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has killed several people aboard an Atlantic cruise ship.

07 May 2026-02:41
What is the “deadly rodent virus” that disrupted a cruise ship?

The phrase “deadly rodent virus” is a media shorthand most often used to describe viruses carried by rodents that can infect humans, with hantaviruses being the most likely culprit in maritime incidents.

05 May 2026-21:36
Deadly rodent virus forces cruise ship to find port

Health authorities scrambled on Tuesday to secure a port for a cruise ship off the West African coast, where passengers were isolating following a hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people.

05 May 2026-19:50
COVID Variant 'Cicada' on the rise: Here's what you need to Know

Experts are tracking a highly mutated strain of COVID-19 that had previously gone undetected but has now been identified in Michigan.

26 Mar 2026-18:35
Zambia declares polio outbreak after virus detection

Zambia on Tuesday declared a poliovirus outbreak in line with the International Health Regulations after samples collected from a wastewater treatment plant in the capital, Lusaka, tested positive for the virus.

25 Feb 2026-10:16
Thailand races to contain deadly feline virus after 72 tigers die

21 Feb 2026-16:27
Australia's Northern Queensland faces mosquito-borne virus threat

Australia's Northern Queensland is facing a growing public health threat as mosquito-borne diseases rise sharply, driven by climate change and rapid urban expansion, according to new research.

13 Feb 2026-10:52
WHO confirms Nipah death in Bangladesh

07 Feb 2026-15:21

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