A global hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship has led to multiple infections and deaths across several countries. In the US, five states have recorded the highest hantavirus-related deaths since 1993.

A virus with no treatment or cure is spreading rapidly in the US — although officials have urged people not to panic yet. Human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is transmitted via coughs or contact with a contaminated surface and causes cold-like symptoms such ...

ATLANTA (WDEF) – The new flu map for the country shows cases are growing as kids return to school this week. The CDC map puts Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama all in the “Very High” category. The data was collected in the last week of December.

The CDC estimates at least 11 million illnesses from the flu so far this year, with 120,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. The dominant flu strain this year is A H3N2, which causes the most hospitalizations and deaths in older people. This year’s flu ...

(NEXSTAR) – Cases of the flu continue to mount, with health officials recently recording the first pediatric flu-related deaths of the season, but some states are seeing much higher activity than others. According to data released Friday by the Centers ...

This is the weekly Outpatient Respiratory Illness Activity map from the CDC, for the week ending Jan 24, 2026. This is the weekly Outpatient Respiratory Illness Activity map from the CDC, for the week ending Jan 24, 2026. Each week, the Center for Disease ...

Hantavirus, the virus at the center of a cruise outbreak, may sound familiar. Here's how it is tied to Betsy Arakawa's death.