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Acting NIAID chief steps down amid Ebola, hantavirus concerns

Acting NIAID Chief Steps Down As U.S. Disease Leadership Faces New Scrutiny

Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger has stepped down as acting NIAID chief.
Senators raised concern about a leadership vacuum during outbreak threats.
NIH says NIAID is shifting focus toward diseases including Ebola and hantavirus.

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DT Editorial Team·May 26, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away

South African Scientists Traced a Cruise Ship Outbreak to Hantavirus in Just 24 Hours

A passenger from the MV Hondius was evacuated to a Johannesburg hospital with suspected pneumonia.
South African experts identified hantavirus within 24 hours.
The outbreak had already been linked to multiple illnesses and two deaths on the ship.

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DT Editorial Team·May 23, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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US patient with hantavirus symptoms tests negative

U.S. Patient With Suspected Hantavirus Symptoms Tests Negative, Easing Immediate Alarm

U.S. officials said a patient with mild hantavirus-like symptoms tested negative.
The patient was removed from a biocontainment unit after the result.
The available report does not identify another diagnosis or wider outbreak implications.

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DT Editorial Team·May 14, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Hantavirus Outbreak Puts Public Health Messaging Under Pressure Without Triggering Pandemic Panic

A rare cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak has caused three deaths and several confirmed or probable cases.
The WHO expects more cases but says there is no sign of a larger outbreak resembling a pandemic-scale event.
Experts are emphasizing careful communication to inform the public without repeating the distortions and panic associated with COVID-era messaging.

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DT Editorial Team·May 14, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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A comparison of two maps of Argentina, with the one on the left labeled 2022 and the one on the right labeled 2040. The image on the right has more red shaded areas.

Climate Models Suggest Hantavirus Risk Could Spread With Rodent Range Shifts

New models suggest climate change may shift the range of hantavirus-carrying rodents in Argentina.
Argentina recorded more than 100 hantavirus cases between June 2025 and early May 2026, about double the previous year.
Researchers warn that expanding host ranges could expose populations with little prior experience of the disease.

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DT Editorial Team·May 13, 2026·via livescience.com

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DT Editorial Team·May 12, 2026·via wired.com

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DT Editorial Team·May 11, 2026·via wired.com

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DT Editorial Team·May 10, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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DT Editorial Team·May 8, 2026·via statnews.com

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DT Editorial Team·May 7, 2026·via livescience.com

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DT Editorial Team·May 6, 2026·via jalopnik.com

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via livescience.com

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Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Already Spreading Online

Hantavirus Rumors Are Following the Covid Misinformation Playbook

Online conspiracy communities quickly attached recycled Covid-era narratives to hantavirus headlines.
The reporting describes false claims about vaccines, population control, and a nonexistent hantavirus vaccine.
Some influencers also used the outbreak to promote or sell ivermectin and other products.

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Could Contact-Tracing Apps Help With the Hantavirus? Not Really

Why Manual Contact Tracing Still Matters in a Small Hantavirus Outbreak

Experts say app-based contact tracing is not useful for a small hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship.
Small outbreaks require exact tracing of known contacts rather than broad automated exposure alerts.
The case revives concerns about the accuracy and privacy limits of always-on digital tracing systems.

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Hantavirus Cruise Evacuation Tests International Outbreak Response in Tenerife

A hantavirus-linked cruise ship reached Tenerife with over 140 people aboard.
Three deaths and five infections among former passengers have raised the stakes of the evacuation.
The Andes virus may rarely spread person to person, adding complexity to the response.

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Key takeaways from WHO briefing on hantavirus cruise ship outbreak

WHO briefing underscores concern over cruise ship hantavirus outbreak while discounting pandemic fears

WHO held a briefing on the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship.
Experts are described as worried by the outbreak itself.
The supplied reporting says pandemic fears are being discounted.

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An aerial photo of a white cruise ship in the middle of a blue ocean.

WHO Precautions Intensify After Andes Virus Is Identified in Cruise Ship Hantavirus Cluster

Lab tests implicated Andes virus in the MV Hondius illness cluster.
Andes is described as the only hantavirus known to spread between people.
Eight confirmed and suspected cases were cited in the source text.
WHO said it was already operating under the assumption Andes virus was involved.

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Hantavirus Outbreak On Luxury Antarctic Cruise Kills 3, Strands Nearly 150 Without Aid - Jalopnik

Suspected hantavirus outbreak on Antarctic cruise raises public health and maritime response questions

A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard MV Hondius has reportedly killed three passengers.
The ship’s position off Cape Verde has complicated docking and medical response.
Authorities still need to determine the outbreak’s source and confirm its full scope.

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An illustration of a blue translucent spiky sphere of a hantavirus molecule, with a 3D strand of DNA at the center. All in front of a blue background.

Suspected Hantavirus Cases on Atlantic Cruise Put Focus on a Rare but Serious Threat

WHO said one confirmed and five suspected hantavirus cases were tied to a cruise ship.
Three passengers have died and one person is in intensive care.
Hantaviruses can cause severe pulmonary or kidney-related disease and have no cure.

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