Rare cruise ship virus outbreak highlights public messaging lessons and disease preparedness
A small outbreak of a rare hantavirus on a cruise ship earlier this year captured worldwide attention and…
How clinicians can identify and manage Ebola, hantavirus
Two deadly infectious diseases, Ebola https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.260834 and hantavirus https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.260789, have made headlines in recent weeks as they pose…
Single-dose vaccine provides complete protection against Andes hantavirus
In a study published in The Lancet, researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) report the development…
Two Singaporeans complete quarantine after returning from cruise with deadly hantavirus outbreak
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Two Singapore residents who were on board the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius…
Novel technique enables rapid sequencing of rare hantaviruses
Infections by hantaviruses are rare but dangerous, killing 30-40% of infected people. When cases occur, public health officials…
Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue
SANTIAGO, Chile — When a rare but deadly rodent-borne virus struck passengers on a cruise ship and seemed…
Expedition Cruise Ship Hondius Delayed for Additional Cleaning
A week after the expedition cruise ship Hondius reached Rotterdam with a skeleton crew aboard, the operator…
The crisis of public health in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: An interview with Arijit Chakravarty
On May 16, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern over…
Study finds widespread hantavirus exposure among Pacific Northwest rodent populations
The Sin Nombre virus – a hantavirus that can cause a deadly respiratory disease in humans – may…
Argentine scientists lay first traps in hantavirus hunt
Scientists attempting to determine whether or not hantavirus is present in Argentina’s Ushuaia on Monday laid the very…
Report: World Isn’t Any More Prepared For A Pandemic Than It Was Pre-COVID
Topline Investment in global health research, prevention and preparedness has not kept pace with an increasing frequency and…
Canadian cruise passenger confirmed positive for hantavirus
A Canadian who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes hantavirus, public…