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Bend, Oregon, doctor steps up during deadly cruise ship outbreak off African Coast

News Team Originally Published:  May 7, 2026 10:44 am By Harley Coldiron, Gregory Deffenbaugh BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — What was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime birdwatching expedition in the Atlantic Ocean turned into an international medical emergency. Now, a Bend doctor is at the center of it. Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, a longtime Central Oregon oncologist who spent two

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The cruise ship MV Hondius sits off Praia

What the numbers tell us about hantavirus

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Health authorities across several countries are racing to trace and contain an outbreak of hantavirus after the World Health Organization said that five confirmed infections had been identified among people connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius. The virus is typically associated with rodents, but it may have

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WHO chief reassures ‘worried’ Tenerife residents ahead of hantavirus ship arrival expected Sunday

By Adam Cancryn, Brenda Goodman, Jennifer Hansler, Deidre McPhillips, Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has sought to reassure concerned residents on the Spanish island of Tenerife ahead of the arrival of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship early Sunday morning. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is in

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The cruise ship MV Hondius sits off Praia

What the numbers tell us about hantavirus

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Health authorities across several countries are racing to trace and contain an outbreak of hantavirus after the World Health Organization said that five confirmed infections had been identified among people connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius. The virus is typically associated with rodents, but it may have passed

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