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One US citizen tests mildly positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms

The two passengers suspected of being infected will be taken to another undisclosed location, where they will also undergo further testing for the virus.

A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026.
A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026.

First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Exterior of the emergency unit area of Sant Joan university hospital where a woman with symptoms consistent with a hantavirus infection is being treated, according to local media, in Alicante, Spain May 8, 2026.

New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da Cunha

A test tube labelled "Hantavirus positive" label and World Health Organization logo are seen in this illustration taken May 7, 2026.

US response to hantavirus outbreak could be hindered by withdrawal from WHO - NBC


Israel Health Min. praises WHO official who criticized Hamas

A senior WHO official recognizes Hamas as vicious terrorists and praises southern hospitals for quickly and skillfully treating the wounded.

Health Minister Uriel Bosso meets with WHO’s Dr. Hans Kluge, November 2023

WHO warns of Gaza public health catastrophe as UN says aid inadequate

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a humanitarian ceasefire explaining that the level of aid in Gaza was “inadequate’ to meet the needs of its 2.3 million residents.

 Smoke rises over Gaza, as seen from Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel October 30, 2023

WHO makes multinational appeal to raise money for Palestinians

In the report, the WHO bemoans the problems faced within Gaza and makes special mention of the issues faced in accessing water, fuel, and medical supplies.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.

Israeli Health Ministry professional chosen for WHO Executive Committee

The Head of the Health Ministry’s International Relations Division has been elected to the World Health Organization’s prestigious Executive Committee.

Dr. Asher Shalmon

Israeli Health Ministry denounces World Health Organization for not condemning Hamas

The ministry continued that “Hamas continues to attack Israeli civilians and health infrastructure, hides terror bunkers under hospitals, and embeds rocket launchers next to medical facilities. 

A logo is pictured on the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Our greatest sin is emissions: We must repent for climate change - opinion

The State of Israel is part of a global ecocide trend of doubling down on fossil fuels at a time when there needs to be instead a speedy move away from oil and gas to renewables.

 THE ASHALIM solar power station in the Negev desert shown in this illustrative photo, provides 121 megawatt of electricity, equivalent to 2% of the Israeli consumption. Developing solar fields will employ 10,000 Bedouin and create 5,000 MW of clean power, the writer says.

Climate change kills 250,000 people every year, experts say

One in four deaths can be attributed to preventable environmental causes, according to statistics read at a meeting kicking off New York Climate Week.

 A view shows destroyed buildings, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya September 18, 2023.

WHO pushes China to help reveal the truth on the origins of COVID

The WHO chief's comments come as health authorities and pharmaceutical companies across the world have been racing to update vaccines to combat newer emerging coronavirus variants.

 A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against newer variant

Moderna said it had shared the new finding on its vaccine with regulators and submitted it for peer review publication.

Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020.

US minor catches swine flu at agriculture fair - first case this year

Since 2005, there have been 37 cases of swine flu in the US, WHO said, and 512 globally.

 Pig at pig farm