UTMB in Galveston is one of 13 biohazard units in the US that can take in patients such as the hantavirus patients who were ...

Hantavirus cases are rare in Texas, with just a couple reported each year; it’s the rodent droppings that pose the real risk ...

Severe thunderstorms moved across Texas starting May 10, 2026, continuing through the night and into May 11, bringing intense weather conditions to parts of the state. Satellite imagery from CIRA ...

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening viral illness transmitted to humans from the infected urine, droppings or saliva of certain species of mice and rats.

As hantavirus cases emerge and a cruise ship evacuation unfolds, Trump-era funding cuts and CDC staffing losses face a ...

An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the ...

Sixteen American passengers are in Omaha, Nebraska, while another two — one symptomatic — are in Atlanta, Georgia.

HOUSTON – Health leaders stress the risk of hantavirus to the general public remains very low, even as officials continue monitoring an outbreak linked to a cruise ship. On Monday, health officials in ...

The cruise ship outbreak has put renewed attention on the Andes virus, a rare type of hantavirus that can spread between people and cause severe respiratory illness.

Once the MV Hondius anchored near Tenerife, passengers started disembarking in small groups to begin their quarantines.