Ireland Health News API

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            "title": "Dr Catherine Conlon: Hantavirus at sea triggers a global health response",
            "description": "Scientists are investigating how a rodent-borne infection appeared among passengers on a cruise ship, despite minimal person-to-person spread.",
            "content": "HANTAVIRUS – THE LITTLE-KNOWN virus spread by rodents that tragically caused the death of actor Gene Hackman’s wife last year is in the news again.\nTwo Irish people are confirmed to be on a cruise ship in the Atlantic after a suspected hantavirus out... [7702 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/hantavirus-7031002-May2026/",
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            "title": "Seven cases of hantavirus identified on cruise ship - WHO",
            "description": "The World Health Organization ⁠said that seven cases of hantavirus have been identified after a ‌suspected ⁠outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American ‌and Spanish passengers.",
            "content": "The World Health Organization ⁠said that seven cases of hantavirus have been identified after a ‌suspected ⁠outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American ‌and Spanish passengers.\n\"As of 4 May, ‌seven cases (t... [4272 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0505/1571719-cruise-ship-virus/",
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            "title": "‘He was deceased on the ship for several days’: Irishwoman describes hantavirus outbreak",
            "description": "Ann Lane’s cruise on the MV Hondius has become a distressing ordeal following the deaths of three passengers",
            "content": "An Irish woman stranded on a vessel off Cape Verde after three passengers died following a suspected hantavirus outbreak has described the distressing ordeal of recent days.\nAnn Lane, originally from Cork but a resident of Donnybrook, south Dublin fo... [7026 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/04/he-was-deceased-on-the-ship-for-several-days-irishwoman-describes-hantavirus-outbreak/",
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                "name": "The Irish Times",
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