The deadly outbreak of Andes virus, a rare strain of hantavirus, is likely a one-off situation exacerbated by the obscure virus emerging on a cruise ship in remote waters. Found in Argentina and Chile ...

The last person to have come into contact with someone confirmed to have the Andes variant of hantavirus completed their six-week quarantine on Thursday, tested negative and returned home, triggering ...

A Eurosurveillance report describes a multi-country response to an Andes virus outbreak linked to the Dutch-flagged ...

Historically, outbreak research has been fragmented, delayed, and poorly integrated into emergency response. By the time protocols are developed, collaborations organised, funding secured, and ...

The World Health Organization's director general says no further cases have been reported since 25 May.

The strain of hantavirus that has killed three people and sickened five others on a cruise ship is the Andes strain, which is typically found in South America including parts of Argentina, where the ...

For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked in Sydney in March 2020. Of the passengers and crew who ...

It's a 'one-off situation,' says an infectious-disease doctor. 'You have to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.' At an airport near Amsterdam, a person in a hazmat suit is escorted to an ...