A rat-borne pathogen has killed three people and sparked a public health panic A hantaviru...

Fernando Clavijo, the president of the Canary Islands, has opposed the Spanish government's plan to have the ship docked off the city of Ten...

The Canary Islands' president has requested a meeting with Spain’s leader to discuss the decision to allow the ship to dock.

The sickness starts with symptoms including a fever and chills and can quickly become life-threatening

About 2,900 pigs at a farm in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, will be culled after an examination by the central government confirmed the p...

“There's a lot of uncertainty, and that’s the hardest part. All we want right now is to feel safe, to have clarity, and to get home.” Bost...

A rare form of hantavirus is believed to have spread person-to-person on board a cruise ship. Three people are dead, four more are ill and n...

The virus's long incubation period is making it difficult for investigators to pinpoint where the infection occurred.

At least some cases aboard the MV Hondius are now suspected to have been caused by human-to-human transmission, WHO officials say.

The sickness starts with symptoms including a fever and chills and can quickly become life-threatening

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers di...

WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship so far

Three people have died amid the outbreak of the virus onboard the ship, which was transporting 150 passengers and crew.

The cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 3, 2026. —AFP—Getty ImagesTwo Dutch people an...

Though cases of hantavirus are often deadly, it doesn't spread easily between people.