Virus

Ebola alert: The Ministry of Health established an isolation tent at a cost of NIS 0.5M

A document obtained by Walla Money reveals the costs of establishing the special complex for receiving patients, which was approved under an exemption from tender.

Medical teams with protective equipment against the Ebola virus, Congo, May 2026
Red Cross workers prepare to lower the coffin of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus, at the Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026.

Israel rules out Ebola cases after suspected patients test negative

 An ambulance is seen at the entrance to the emergency room of Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan, Israel, July 15, 2023.

Ebola risk remains low, health ministry says, as second DRC returnee showing symptoms hospitalized

 DRCONGO-HEALTH-EBOLA EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Medical staff walk towards the doffing and decontamination station at the Evangelical Medical Center of Nyankunde (CME) after providing care to patients suffering from or suspected of having Ebola virus disease in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democrati

Health Ministry investigates suspected Ebola case after traveler develops symptoms


Ebola returns: 5 things most people still don't know about the virus

The Ebola outbreak in Africa and several other locations around the world is once again raising global concern, but experts explain that the real risk is very different from what people think.

Medical teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2026

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak

Promising early results have been put on the back burner despite renewed global concern following a deadly cruise ship outbreak.

Medics work outside of the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, after it arrived at the Port of Rotterdam, where Dutch authorities are preparing quarantine arrangements, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2026.

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda an international emergency

The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda an international emergency, citing risks of cross-border spread.

Ambulances parked at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2026.

All 26 people under observation for hantavirus in France tested negative, health minister says

"These 26 people will continue to be medically monitored and tested three times a week," she wrote. "Health authorities will no longer communicate these results, except if there is a positive test."

It is possible to completely get rid of the virus

The flu is gone, but the danger is not: The viruses hitting Israel now

Israel is dealing with extreme weather, alongside a rise in viral morbidity during the spring and summer: Influenza viruses have disappeared, but other viruses are attacking kids and adults.

The viruses hitting Israel now

One US citizen tests mildly positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms

The two passengers suspected of being infected will be taken to another undisclosed location, where they will also undergo further testing for the virus.

A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026.

First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived on Saturday evening in Tenerife alongside Spain's interior and health ministers and its minister for territorial policy.

A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026.

CDC classifies hantavirus outbreak to 'level 3' of emergency activation

A "level 3" designation is standard at this stage and is the lowest CDC emergency activation level, with the agency actively monitoring the virus's progress.

 : A general view of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta

First case of hantavirus diagnosed in Israel after patient's visit to Eastern Europe

However, unlike the outbreak of the South American Andes strain currently drawing attention aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, the Israeli was infected with a European strain of the virus.

It is possible to completely get rid of the virus

Regional leader of Spain's Canary Islands rejects hantavirus-hit cruise docking there

A man infected with the hantavirus is being treated in Zurich, the Swiss government said on Wednesday, adding there is currently no danger to the Swiss population.

An ambulance boat carriying crew members wearing hazmat suits, returns to the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026 after a visit to the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the harbour.