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June 12, 2026Health experts to screen US wastewater for disease outbreaks during World Cup - Reuters
Health experts to screen US wastewater for disease outbreaks during World Cup Reuters
June 8, 2026New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo
Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.
May 15, 2026Tourist hotspot at 'end of the world' denies causing hantavirus outbreak
The BBC reports from the city of Ushuaia, where experts have been sent to investigate the origins of the outbreak.
May 10, 2026European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship - Reuters
European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship Reuters
May 9, 2026New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da Cunha - Reuters
New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da Cunha Reuters
May 8, 2026Three dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship
The World Health Organization said one case of hantavirus infection has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under investigation.
May 3, 2026Spain informs WHO of possible human swine flu case with low transmission risk - Reuters
Spain informs WHO of possible human swine flu case with low transmission risk Reuters
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Health experts to screen US wastewater for disease outbreaks during World Cup
By Steve GormanJune 8 (Reuters) - Epidemiologists will be busy this summer sifting through sewage and social media with the goal of keeping soccer fans and the public safe from severe illness during t
Health experts to screen US wastewater for disease outbreaks during World Cup
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This year’s World Cup is testing the public health playbook
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The FIFA World Cup is now just a few weeks away, but Dr. Rebecca Katz has been worrying about the public health threats it poses for years. “With any mass gathering
What to know about new Ebola outbreak that has killed 65 people in Congo
Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province. A total of
La tajante respuesta de Tierra del Fuego ante la versión de que el brote de hantavirus del crucero comenzó en Ushuaia
El gobierno de Tierra del Fuego negó este viernes que el contagio de hantavirus que afectó a pasajeros de un crucero que partió desde la capital fueguina se haya producido en ese territorio. En esa lí
Hantavirus outbreak: Medical aircraft travelling to the Netherlands with all infected patients
Three patients with suspected hantavirus from the cruise ship MV Hondius are being evacuated to the Netherlands, as international authorities respond to an outbreak on board. The head of the World He
Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
Despite a cruise ship outbreak of a rare rodent-borne illness, global health officials say the risk to the general public remains low because hantavirus germs do not easily spread between people. (AP
What to know about hantavirus, the illness suspected in a cruise ship outbreak
At least three people have died and others have been sickened by what health authorities suspect is a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. A woman works at her shop in Epuyen,
Human case of swine flu detected in Catalonia, Spain
MADRID, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- A human case of swine flu (H1N1) has been detected in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia, regional health authorities said on Friday. The Catalan regional govern