Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health.

The World ⁠Health ⁠Organization said on Friday ⁠that eight people had fallen ill, ​including three who died, in a hantavirus outbreak ‌linked to a cruise ‌ship, with six confirmed cases and ⁠two ⁠prob...

"The Department of State is ​closely tracking the hantavirus outbreak on ⁠a Dutch ⁠cruise ship in ⁠the ​Atlantic Ocean and maintaining close contact ​with the ⁠cruise ship staff, Americans on board, a...