After weeks of fear, quarantines, and international concern, the virus-stricken MV Hondius finally reached shore Sunday morning as passengers began

The Andes virus strain linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak is the only hantavirus capable of spreading person to person, the WHO says.

The strain of hantavirus that has killed three people and sickened five others on a cruise ship is the Andes strain. Here's what to know.

A scenic wildlife excursion may have set off a deadly chain of events aboard an expedition cruise now at the center of a growing health investigation.

The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has thrown a previously little-known virus into international headlines and mobilized health authorities from all corners of the globe, with the head of the World Health Organization arriving in Spain Sunday ahead of the ship’s arrival near the Canary Islands.

Flu and Covid, including a new variant called BA.3.2, nicknamed “cicada,” are still circulating, along with several other respiratory illnesses and a nasty stomach bug.

While hantavirus respiratory infections may still be rare in the U.S., they can be incredibly deadly.

Cases of the virus are abnormally high this year, according to health experts, and are especially dangerous for children.

Sporadic human infections with avian influenza A viruses have caused a wide spectrum of illness. As these novel influenza A viruses pose pandemic potential, timely detection and characterization of such human infections are important for global public health.

Staring down yet another concerning virus outbreak, President Donald Trump assured Americans that they “should be fine. ” On Thursday, May 7, the 79-year-old president addressed the hantavirus while speaking to the press outside the Lincoln Memorial.