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Hantavirus

American exposed to hantavirus says he will remain in quarantine

  • Jun 1
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'We're working on it': RFK Jr. on Ebola response

  • May 19
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Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test

  • May 18
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Hantavirus live updates: US has no cases of Andes hantavirus

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  • May 16

Can I get hantavirus from my pet?

  • May 15

Hantavirus origin still unknown: Medical experts

  • May 13

Woman who survived hantavirus speaks out

  • May 12

MV Hondius cruise ship passenger speaks out from quarantine unit

  • May 12

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41 people across US under monitoring for hantavirus

  • May 15
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Americans in quarantine seen in good spirits

  • May 14
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American who survived hantavirus in 1993 outbreak describes her symptoms and recovery

  • May 12
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MV Hondius cruise ship passenger speaks out from quarantine unit

  • May 12
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Houston-based doctor says Hantavirus isn't very transmissible despite Hantavirus cruise outbreak

  • May 12
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CDC classifies hantavirus outbreak as 'Level 3' emergency response

  • May 8
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CDC classifies Hantavirus outbreak as 'Level 3' emergency response

  • May 8

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Houston-based doctor says Hantavirus isn't very transmissible despite Hantavirus cruise outbreak

Houston-based Doctor Peter Hotez said this outbreak has been going on since early April and added in past outbreaks the incubation period has been around three weeks.

  • May 12

Here's what to know about hantavirus vaccines after the cruise ship outbreak

The cruise ship outbreak has put renewed attention on the Andes virus, a rare type of hantavirus that can spread between people and cause severe respiratory illness.

  • May 11

Norovirus and hantavirus outbreaks on cruise ships raise alarms. Here's what you need to know

As the number of norovirus cases rise and hantavirus lingers on cruise ships, health officials advise passengers to take precautionary measures to avoid sickness.

  • May 11
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CDC classifies hantavirus outbreak as 'Level 3' emergency response

Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.

  • May 8
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Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality

More than two dozen people from at least 12 different countries left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak without contact tracing, officials say

  • May 8