Hantavirus and Ebola are grabbing global headlines, but measles outbreaks across the country are a bigger threat to U.S. hospitals, according to an infectious disease leader at Corewell Health. As of May 14, the CDC had confirmed 1,893 measles cases…
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The CDC has ordered two passengers formerly on the M/V Hondius cruise ship to remain at a Nebraska quarantine unit with 16 other passengers, who are being monitored for Andes hantavirus. Following an Andes hantavirus outbreak first reported on an…
The seven Americans exposed in the Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak have been identified, and the World Health Organization is responding to criticism about its response. Here are the most recent updates related to the Ebola outbreak: 1. WHO…
As a Nebraska health system monitors 18 passengers for Andes hantavirus and several states track potential exposure, the CDC outlined three hantaviruses U.S. clinicians should consider when evaluating patients. The Andes hantavirus is a New World hantavirus that the CDC…
Ebola is making international headlines again after the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency, but the CDC said the risk to the U.S. is low. Here are 12 things hospital leaders need to know about the current…
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An American physician who has tested positive for Ebola is among seven Americans being transported out of the Democratic Republic of Congo amid an outbreak involving a strain with no approved treatments or vaccines. Here is what to know: 1.…
In a May 15 media briefing, the World Health Organization lowered the global number of confirmed or probable Andes hantavirus cases from 11 to 10 and said more than 120 cruise ship passengers have returned to their home countries. Eight…
The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern May 17 over an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Five things to know: 1. As of May…
The CDC confirmed May 14 there are no hantavirus cases in the United States, even as the number of Americans being monitored has grown. A leading infectious disease expert is also pushing back on how the outbreak is being characterized. …
The 18 Americans now being monitored following exposure to the andes hantavirus strain aboard a cruise ship may not show symptoms for up to 42 days after exposure — a lengthy window that complicates containment and has direct implications for…