‘Empty and vapid’ CDC finally responds to hantavirus outbreak. But experts say it’s too little, too late (opens in new tab)

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World Health Organization – which the US left under Trump – has been leading the response to the cruise ship outbreakThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed it is sending a team to Spain’s Canary Islands, where the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius is expected to arrive on Sunday, and US passengers will be evacuated to an airbase in Nebraska. However, experts say the US is unprepared for such a disease threat.The CDCs limited role in responding to the hanta...

‘Empty and vapid’ CDC finally responds to hantavirus outbreak. But experts say it’s too little, too late (opens in new tab)

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Ebola, hantavirus, diphtheria: how distrust in health care is fuelling multiple outbreaks across the globe

Ebola, hantavirus, diphtheria: How distrust in health care is fueling multiple outbreaks across the globe

Distrust, misinformation have fuelled disease outbreaks around the world this year