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Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius Prompts Evacuations as Spain Clears Canary Islands Docking

Officials say the outbreak involves the Andes strain, which rarely spreads between close contacts.

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Nassau County Confirms Measles Case in Unvaccinated Child

WHO Probes Suspected Hantavirus Cluster on Atlantic Cruise Ship After 3 Deaths

Bangladesh Measles Deaths Climb as Emergency Vaccinations Target Young Children

Germany to Cover Four Off-Label Drugs for Long Covid Under Statutory Insurance

African Swine Fever Returns to Saxony With Confirmed Wild Boar Case Near Görlitz

Germany Orders New Mass Culls as Newcastle Disease Spreads in Key Poultry Regions

CDC Probes Cruise Gastro Outbreak That Sickened 153 on Star Princess

MenB Outbreak in Kent Kills Two, Triggers University Exam Halt and Mass Prophylaxis

CDC Probes Norovirus Outbreak on Star Princess That Sickened 153 on Caribbean Voyage

Severe COVID and Flu Linked to Higher Long-Term Lung Cancer Risk, Cell Study Finds

Argentina Brings Forward 2026 Flu Campaign as First Doses Roll Out Nationwide

Argentina Advances Second MMR Dose to 15–18 Months for Babies Born From July 2024

Abbott to Commercialize Novo Nordisk’s Semaglutide in India Under Extensior Brand

Barcelona Expands African Swine Fever Controls After New Wild Boar Cases Outside Initial Zone

SUNY Study Ties Low-Light Close Focus to Myopia Progression

AI Tool Links Insulin Resistance to Elevated Risk of 12 Cancers in UK Biobank Study

FDA Rejects Filing of Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine Over Comparator Dispute

San Francisco High School Suspends In-Person Classes as TB Outbreak Reaches 3 Active Cases

5,500-Year-Old Genome Reveals Ancient Sister Lineage of Syphilis-Causing Bacteria in Colombia