Human-to-human transmission of hantavirus remains rare - DOH #ANCHeadlines

An American doctor is among the newly confirmed cases in an outbreak in Congo of a rare variant of the Ebola virus with no approved vaccines or therapeutics, a Congolese official said Monday, as deaths have surpassed 100 in two provinces and details emerged about the government’s delayed response to the outbreak. Learn more at the link in bio.

The cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak of hantavirus has been refused permission to dock, with nearly 150 people still on board - two of them seriously ill are waiting to be evacuated for treatment.

Five cases of hantavirus have now been confirmed in relation to an outbreak on a cruise ship, the World Health Organization said - and more may follow due to the virus's six week incubation period. #Hantavirus #CruiseShip #MVHondius #WorldHealthOrganization #BBCNews

A Long Island man has survived the rare, tick-borne Bourbon virus. It's the first confirmed case in New York state. There's no vaccine for the Bourbon virus, nor specific medicine to treat it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Michael Larkin, 67, is an avid outdoorsman. The husband and father of three was landscaping in his Brookhaven Town backyard when he spotted two tiny lone star ticks clinging to his leg. Click on the link in our bio for more info. #ticks #lon