Africa's top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province.Â
Public health officials say the risk to the general public from the cruise ship outbreak is low.
It is the first-ever outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship, according to WHO’s director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness.
Oceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 29 passengers disembarked from one of its cruise ships hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24. Â
NNPH is working to identify and notify close contacts of the confirmed cases and help prevent further spread.
The county adds that no public exposures were reported for these cases, who had been asked to quarantine.
Northern Nevada Public Health has provided an update to respiratory illness numbers in the region.
Washoe County is showing an increase in flu and RSV cases, with more cases of the flu now than there were at this time last year.
Flu activity remains elevated while RSV cases continue to rise and COVID-19 activity remains low, in the latest weekly update.
While flu activity remains high in northern Nevada, hospitalizations are continuing to decline.