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The WHO has confirmed six hantavirus cases and three deaths on the MV Hondius cruise ship, sparking a global effort to track passengers who disembarked before the outbreak was identified.
The WHO reports minimal risk to the general public as the MV Hondius, hit by a rare hantavirus outbreak, prepares to dock in Tenerife for passenger repatriation.
The WHO maintains a low risk to the public as the MV Hondius, affected by a rare person-to-person Hantavirus outbreak, prepares to dock in Tenerife for passenger repatriation.
A hantavirus cluster outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship has caused severe illness and deaths as of May 2026, raising alarms about travel health safety.
MSF accuses Israel of creating a manufactured malnutrition crisis in Gaza, citing devastating impacts on infants and pregnant women between 2024 and 2026.
Two British nationals have contracted hantavirus on the remote island of Tristan da Cunha, with a third suspected. Passengers on the MV Hondius are being monitored.
Red Cross Society of China reports 228 emergency responses in 2025, focusing on disaster resilience, first-aid training, and expanded medical assistance.
The World Health Organization has clarified that hantavirus cases on a Dutch cruise ship are not the start of a new pandemic, calming global health fears.
Global health officials are racing to track passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship following a hantavirus outbreak that has left three dead.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirms the Andes virus is responsible for a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, resulting in three deaths.
South Africa reports cases of the rare Andes strain of hantavirus linked to MV Hondius cruise passengers, sparking alerts over potential human-to-human transmission.
The WHO is investigating a fatal hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic, with three deaths confirmed and evacuation plans underway.
Passengers on the cruise ship MV Hondius have been evacuated near Cape Verde following a hantavirus outbreak that resulted in three deaths and several infections.
Evacuation plans are underway for the MV Hondius cruise ship anchored off Cabo Verde following a hantavirus outbreak that has resulted in three deaths and several infections.
The WHO reports seven hantavirus cases, including three fatalities, aboard the cruise ship Hondius. While passengers are quarantined near Cape Verde, the public risk remains low.
Three dead as hantavirus outbreak hits the MV Hondius cruise ship; WHO coordinates evacuations and says public risk remains low.
Three passengers have died on an Atlantic cruise ship following a hantavirus outbreak, with the WHO confirming one case and five suspected infections.
South Africa reports a dramatic 7-fold increase in measles cases this year, with a notable rise in infections among adults, highlighting urgent vaccination needs.
Health experts warn of a worsening public health crisis in Gaza’s displacement camps due to spreading infestations of rats and parasites.
Britain has passed a landmark tobacco and vapes bill, making it illegal to sell tobacco to anyone born after 2009 in a bid to create a smoke-free generation.
