Infectious disease experts have sought to reassure people that the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak poses very low risks to the wider public.

Some Americans seem to be extra-alarmed about Ebola and hantavirus in the wake of COVID-19. But public health experts say they don't expect another pandemic this time.

A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has revived bitter memories of when COVID-19 first emerged, but health experts have emphasized the two viruses are very different—and have sought to ...

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A new COVID-19 variant that some have dubbed the "Cicada" variant is quietly spreading across the globe, carrying an unusually high number of mutations that could help it slip past existing immunity, ...

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A new strain of COVID is rising in California with clusters detected in San Francisco and Kern County. The “Cicada” strain is a highly mutated subvariant that has recently gained traction in ...