Hantavirus is gaining ground in the US, startling researchers: ‘Widespread and complex virus’

Researchers found that a significant portion of rodents in the Pacific Northwest were carrying the Sin Nombre virus (SNV).

Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here’s why the ‘Andes virus’ won’t cause the next pandemic

Most hantaviruses are not known to spread between people. Andes virus is the exception. After the initial spillover from ...

Eradicated for 22 Years, a Pig Virus Has Returned via Feral Hogs

For the first time since 2004, scientists have detected pseudorabies in commercial swine populations. In late April, routine ...

American infected with Ebola in DRC, as US moves to limit entry from virus-hit region

An international effort is underway to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda that is believed by local authorities to have caused more than 130 deaths, with ...

At least 6 Americans in Congo were exposed to Ebola virus, sources say

The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern." ...

What is the Andes virus? The hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak is among the deadliest strains

The strain of hantavirus that has killed three people and sickened five others on a cruise ship is the Andes strain, which is typically found in South America including parts of Argentina, where the ...
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Does the current Ebola vaccine protect against every type of Ebola virus?

No. The currently approved Ebola vaccine used for outbreak response is called Ervebo. Ervebo protects against one species of Ebola virus, called Zaire ebolavirus. It has not been proven to protect ...

Zoonotic spillover diseases like hantavirus and ebola are on the rise | The Excerpt

Deadly hantavirus and ebola outbreaks have raised pandemic fears. Dr. Peter Hotez explains that the risk of zoonotic diseases ...