hantavirus outbreak

Tuesday, May 11, 2026Dr. Stephen Kornfeld speaks to CNN from a biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where he confirms he is the American patient reported to have tested positive for the hantavirus…

ToplinePassengers on the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship will soon be evacuated in an operation that will be directly observed by the Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director-general, who said…

ToplineHealth experts have expressed concern for the readiness of the United States to handle a widespread outbreak of hantavirus after it was revealed a number of passengers have returned to the U.S. after disembarking a cruise ship…