The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a warning Thursday of rising cases in the state, telling residents to follow CDC guidelines and take precautions as needed. The health department said ...

Kennedy overrides CDC order saying an American who came into contact with hantavirus can self-quarantine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An American passenger exposed to the hantavirus on a cruise ship was ordered to remain in quarantine in Nebraska against her will ...

Her name was Mary Quarantine Chapman. Seriously. To the best of my knowledge, Mary is the only Australian named after the experience of being detained to limit the spread of infectious disease. Today, ...