Outbreaks10 May 2026What is hantavirus and how does it spread? The Andes strain of the virus, which can rarely be passed from person to person, has been found among passengers of a cruise ship.10 May 20267 May 2026Hantavirus survivor says sickness was like 'hell on earth'Two survivors who caught the hantavirus years earlier told the BBC they both felt lucky to be alive.7 May 20267 May 2026Scientists working to create hantavirus vaccine International experts are working on the vaccine as more people isolate after the cruise ship outbreak.7 May 20266 May 2026Cruise passengers tell of life on board stranded ship after hantavirus outbreakWhile passengers onboard the MV Hondius say the situation is calm, they face days at sea as officials warn the disease may have spread.6 May 20265 May 2026Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO saysTwo cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.5 May 20264 May 2026What is hantavirus? Cruise ship outbreak explainedThree people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) has told the BBC.4 May 202615 Aug 2025Four dead in New York City outbreak of Legionnaires' diseaseOfficials tied the outbreak to cooling towers on 10 buildings in New York's Harlem neighbourhood.15 Aug 202512 Jan 2024Children’s hospital inundated with measles casesBirmingham Children's Hospital has treated more than 50 confirmed cases, officials reveal.12 Jan 20245 Mar 2022NHS Wales staff facing new post-Covid pressuresStaff levels and a backlog of delayed surgeries now pose the biggest challenges, say NHS workers.5 Mar 2022...
