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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Hantavirus outbreak crosses Atlantic: 16 Americans isolated in Nebraska, couple in Atlanta biocontainment unit
A polar cruise outbreak in the Atlantic just stress-tested two of America's top biocontainment units. The federal special pathogens system is now live.
Hantavirus outbreak: Spain Alicante and Tristan da Cunha report fresh suspected cases as MV Hondius nears Tenerife docking
Spain just approved a hantavirus cruise to dock in Tenerife. Two new suspected cases on two continents now test how far the Andes strain has already travelled.
Hantavirus is back in global headlines, and the world is watching a single cruise ship to decide how worried to be
Hantavirus kills up to half its victims but barely spreads. The MV Hondius outbreak is testing whether that biology holds against modern travel.
Hantavirus outbreak escalates: CDC declares Level 3 emergency as MV Hondius nears Canary Islands
CDC just activated a Level 3 hantavirus response. With Andes virus confirmed and the MV Hondius nearing Spain, the question is how fast Washington can repatriate.