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An unusual hantavirus outbreak at sea is drawing global focus to a rare rodent-borne disease capable of causing severe lung ...

The research in Sao Paulo, Brazil, between 2011 and 2021 analysed data from 37,000 people.

A suspected hantavirus outbreak, a rare but deadly disease that attacks the lungs, killed three people and several others ...

Close up view of syringe needle injecting vaccine into baby leg. A deadly, vaccine-preventable disease is making a comeback. The highly contagious and fast-moving infectio, which primarily affects ...

Hantavirus has been all over the news lately due to a shocking outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is telling the public to “stay alert” after reports of a deadly incurable virus have been made. Confirmed cases of Nipah virus were found in two nurses at a private ...

A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has revived memories of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet while experts say the situation is not as threatening as a coronavirus, the situation highlights the ne ...

Countries across Asia are increasing airport screenings after Nipah virus cases were detected in India, though officials say the outbreak has been contained. Nipah is a deadly zoonotic virus spread by ...