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Health officials are preparing to quarantine four Australian citizens and a permanent resident.

New plan for Aussies on Hantavirus cruise ship bound for WA

There are reports that there is a new plan in place for the five Australian passengers evacuated from a cruise ship hit with a deadly outbreak of Hantavirus who are set to arrive in Perth this week.

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Australia’s Health Minister says the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off Spain doesn’t have ‘pandemic potential’ less than 24 hours from the scheduled of a repatriation flight of passengers to Australia.

WA ‘ready to assist’ with hantavirus passengers Perth bound

Australia’s Health Minister says the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off Spain doesn’t have ‘pandemic potential’ less than 24 hours from the arrival of a repatriation flight of passengers to Perth.

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The man who brought hantavirus onto a cruise ship has been named.

Patient zero identified in deadly hantavirus cruise outbreak

The man at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has officially been identified by authorities.

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Passengers are disembarking the MV Hondius.

The plan for four Aussies returning from rat virus cruise

With stops planned for Perth, NSW and Queensland, four Aussies who are still being kept on a rat virus-infested cruise ship will soon be back within Australia's borders.

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An outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has heightened concerns about the rare but deadly virus. Here’s what you should know.

Should you worry about hantavirus?

An outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has heightened concerns about the rare but deadly virus. Here’s what you should know.

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Passengers have begun to disembark the cruise ship at the centre of the hantavirus outbreak in a carefully managed repatriation operation involving multiple nations.
Australian women are being urged to check their hearts this Mother’s Day, amid alarming warnings many are dying from heart disease.

‘I was devastated’: Routine scan revealed fit mum needed emergency surgery

The cyclist went for tests after a friend suffered a cardiac arrest. Within days, she was rushed into open heart surgery.

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The head of the World Health Organisation will be on site as passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship disembark.

‘I know you are worried’: WHO boss’ message on rat virus ship

The head of the World Health Organisation will be on site as passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship disembark.

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Australian consular officials are headed to Spain to assist four Australians and one permanent resident on board the hantavirus stricken vessel.

Mission to bring back Aussies on rat virus cruise underway

Each nation, including Australia, is expected to take care of their own nationals after they disembark.

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An ambulance boat carrying crew members wearing hazmat suits approaches the hantavirus stricken cruise ship MV Hondius.

New rat virus cases fuel concern about cruise ship outbreak

Two new suspected cases of hantavirus were reported, ​as experts race to contain an outbreak that began on a luxury cruise ship.

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A Gold Coast toddler is on the road to recovery after being rushed to hospital when he inhaled toxic cake decorations that turned to sludge in his lungs.

Good news for toddler placed into induced coma after inhaling toxic cake powder

Doctors are still unsure whether the 14-month-old boy will suffer long-term lung damage after the decorative powder turned to sludge inside his lungs.

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In an undated image from the Department of Defense, an image of a UFO resembling a football-shaped body near Japan that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reported. The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects. (Department of Defense via The New York Times)  — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY

‘New, never-before-seen’ UFO files finally released

It includes a strange sighting by Buzz Aldrin of a bright light source during the Apollo 11 moon mission.

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Want to lose weight? Live longer? Lower your stress levels, control your blood sugar or optimize your sleep? An influencer wants to tell you how to do it. And a new report finds many Americans are listening. (Jordan Bohannon/The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY HEALTH INFLUENCERS BY TEDDY ROSENBLUTH FOR MAY 7, 2026. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

Why you shouldn’t take health advice from influencers

Want to lose weight? Live longer? Lower your stress levels, control your blood sugar or optimise your sleep? An influencer wants to tell you how to do it.

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Major data breach rocks Aussie schools, unis

A major cybersecurity breach has compromised the personal data of tens of thousands of Australian students across schools and universities – leaving institutions scrambling.

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