An Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 200 people and infected 894 others in its first month, […]
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Winnipeg Children’s Hospital identified as latest measles exposure site
Manitoba health officials are warning the public about a new measles exposure site at Winnipeg Children’s Hospital. The province says people who were in the […]
WHO says no evidence of wider hantavirus outbreak as confirmed cases increase
The World Health Organization says there is still “no sign” of a wider hantavirus outbreak after passengers were evacuated from the virus-hit MV Hondius cruise […]
U.S. and French Passengers Test Positive for Hantavirus After Disembarking Cruise Ship.
An American and a French passenger who left a cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak have tested positive for the virus, health officials […]
Possible person-to-person spread of deadly hantavirus investigated in cruise ship outbreak
Health officials are investigating a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, where several passengers and crew became sick and some died. Experts now think […]
Ontario Food Plant Cooling Tower Suspected in Fatal Legionnaires’ Outbreak
A legionnaires’ disease outbreak in London has been declared again after 25 new cases appeared, but health officials say they now believe they have found […]