The May 2026 outbreak of a type of hantavirus, called Andes virus, among passengers of a cruise ship has brought rodent-borne viral disease into the headlines. The public is quite rightly concerned

An unusual hantavirus outbreak at sea is drawing global focus to a rare rodent-borne disease capable of causing severe lung or kidney failure.

A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has revived fears of rodent-borne diseases. From the Black Death to modern outbreaks, here's how such infections have shaped human history, and why they still matter today.

A hantavirus outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship that has left three people dead is veering into the fringe. Online, a growing number of social media users are floating ivermectin as a possible treatment for the rare infectious disease,

Everyday Health independently vets all recommended products. If you purchase a featured product, we may be compensated. Learn why you can trust us.If you live in a city, chances are youve encountered rodents before.

Some rodents in South America carry arenaviruses and hantaviruses. Climate change may bring both to regions where neither is currently a threat.

As climates warm and rodent populations shift, arenaviruses — a group of pathogens similar to hantavirus — could pose a growing threat across South America

Health officials are reporting an increase in a rare but serious infectious disease spread by rodents — just four months after Gene Hackman’s wife, the concert pianist Betsy Arakawa, died from it. A Grand Canyon National Park employee was recently ...

California passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have returned to the U.S. Infectious disease experts break down the potential risk.

A suspected hantavirus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise ship has killed at least three people. Learn about symptoms, spread and prevention tips.