An outbreak of hantavirus aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius has so far sickened eight people, killing three of them. Five of these cases are confirmed and three are suspected, and as information ...

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The fatal outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship is a tragic case study in how pathogens in this mysterious family of viruses spread among people. Little is known about the mechanisms of ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a salmonella outbreak in more than a dozen states. Worse, the outbreak appears to be linked to a strain of the bacterium that may be ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is declaring a formal end to the Upstate measles outbreak that totaled 997 cases from October 2025 through March ...

California is battling one of its largest measles outbreaks in nearly a decade after new cases in Sacramento pushed the state’s total to 39. The outbreak, which began in Sacramento and Placer counties ...

An outbreak of norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhea, has sickened more than 90 people aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship. At least 94 passengers ...

Alexander Sundermann is an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. Food recalls are familiar: an outbreak of E. coli or salmonella tied to a ...

A meningitis outbreak in Kent has been caused by a strain of bacteria that appears to be genetically distinct from anything scientists have seen before. Health officials are working urgently to ...

Cruise ship virus outbreaks attract attention, in part because they are among the most closely monitored in the travel industry. This is what passengers should understand before setting sail. A string ...

Students at the University of Kent in the U.K. are calling for a shutdown in light of an active meningitis outbreak. The demands follow multiple alerts from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) about ...

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