Timothy Hudson Update: Anna Kepner’s killer still at large after Miami hearing; what’s next for him?
On Wednesday, May 27, a federal judge in Miami allowed Timothy Hudson16, who is accused He murdered and sexually assaulted his 18-year-old stepsister on a cruise ship to temporarily remain free. A judge is currently considering whether to place him in a…
From medieval plague ships to hantaviruses: how maritime epidemics helped shape international public health systems
Chicago, cruise ships are convenient floating hotels through which to see far-flung parts of the world—but as an epidemiologist, I know they are also everything an infectious pathogen could want: thousands of strangers crammed into enclosed spaces for…
U.S. national tests positive for hantavirus, another develops mild symptoms after leaving cruise ship
One of 17 Americans evacuated from cruise ship Hantavirus The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Sunday that one person had tested positive for the virus, while another person was showing “mild symptoms.” There has…
Hantavirus, coronavirus, norovirus, Legionnaires: Why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks?
Limerick cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are thoughtfully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and move around in the same shared space for days. Hantavirus,…
UK health boss traces all cruise ship passengers exposed to hantavirus
Health authorities in London continued on Friday to trace all British nationals exposed to a dangerous outbreak of rat-borne hantavirus on a cruise ship, with a third suspected case recorded. UK health boss traces all cruise ship passengers exposed to…
Hantavirus outbreak update: New Gene Hackman link emerges after Atlantic cruise alert
Health officials are investigating a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius after several passengers fell seriously ill during the transatlantic voyage. The outbreak is currently linked to the death of Gene Hackman’s…