Ebola, hantavirus outbreaks raise questions about Trump's health agency cuts
Infectious disease specialists say the viruses are unlikely to become pandemics, but some are still raising concerns about the federal health response.
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Infectious disease specialists say the viruses are unlikely to become pandemics, but some are still raising concerns about the federal health response.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
Health officials have identified at least 10 confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus tied to an outbreak on the M/V Hondius cruise ship.
Genomic analysis showed the virus found aboard the MV Hondius shows no evidence of new characteristics so far.
U.S. officials say the number of Americans being monitored after a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has risen. CBS News' Lana Zak reports.
The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship was caused by the Andes virus, the only known strain to spread from person to person. Rodents are known to carry hantavirus, but what's the disease's origin story? Ramy Inocencio explains.
The number of people being monitored for hantavirus in the United States has grown to 41, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Jake Rosmarin, a travel influencer who was on the M/V Hondius as it suffered a hantavirus outbreak, is one of 16 Americans quarantining at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Rosmarin spoke with CBS News about how a five-week trip is now stretching into 12 weeks away from home.
Jake Rosmarin is one of the 16 Americans at the University of Nebraska Medical Center being monitored for signs of hantavirus. Ian Lee spoke with him and has more details.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said it is investigating a potential case of hantavirus in an Illinois resident, that they said is not linked to the deadly cruise ship outbreak.
More details are emerging about the passengers from the cruise ship impacted by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.
Global health officials are warning that hantavirus cases stemming from a cruise ship outbreak could continue to rise. Dr. Abraar Karan, with Stanford University's division of infectious diseases, joins CBS News to discuss.
International health officials say the number of confirmed or suspected hantavirus cases stemming from the cruise ship outbreak has climbed to 11, including the three people who died. CBS News' Ian Lee and Dr. Céline Gounder have more.
The total number of confirmed and suspected hantavirus cases from a cruise ship outbreak has reached 11. Health officials in Nebraska and Georgia are monitoring the 18 Americans who may have been exposed. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder has the latest.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
Americans impacted by the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship are back in the U.S. for treatment or observation in Nebraska or Georgia. CBS News' Ian Lee has the latest.
Dr. Céline Gounder joins "CBS Mornings" to break down the next steps for the Americans in quarantine after possible exposure to hantavirus.
The Americans who were possibly exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship are back in the U.S. in quarantine. Sixteen passengers are at University of Nebraska Medical Center, while two others are at Emory University in Atlanta. Ian Lee reports.
Infectious disease experts have sought to reassure people that the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak poses very low risks to the wider public.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Most of the Americans who were on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak were taken to specialized facilities at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
The 18 Americans who were aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have returned to the U.S. and are now in quarantine. One remains in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center after testing positive. Ian Lee has more.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health and acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke with "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil about what risks hantavirus poses to the U.S. public.