Infectious Disease

[Brief] NYC Health Officials Issue Legionnaires' Disease Warning Near Central Park

NYC health officials have issued a warning to Central Park visitors after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak grows on the Upper East Side. Multiple cases have been confirmed and investigators are tracing the source.

Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak on Atlantic Cruise Ship Kills Three

The MV Hondius cruise ship with 149 people aboard has been hit by a suspected hantavirus outbreak killing three passengers with multiple others showing respiratory symptoms and receiving emergency care