Maria Van Kerkhove
American infectious disease epidemiologist (1977-)
18 stories
48 quotes
Covid is certainly in the back of everybody’s mind.”
- At a news conference on Wednesday, Maria Van Kerkhove, director of epidemic and pandemic management at the W.H.O., saidThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/10…
I know what you know from the media of the test tube breaking and exposure,
- Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, director of WHO’s department of Epidemic and Pandemic Management, said WednesdayCNNcnn.com/2026/10…
We don’t know exactly how this person died,
- said Maria Van Kerkhove, director of epidemic and pandemic management, during a press briefing WednesdayPolitico Europepolitico.eu/article/plague…
What we have been told is that they had no case of plague registered in this area, and that no high-threat pathogens were detected,
- Van Kerkhove saidCNNcnn.com/2026/10…
We don't know exactly how this person died,
- Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, director of the department of epidemic and pandemic management of the WHO Health Emergencies Program, told reporters on WednesdayABC 7 Newsabc7news.com/story/officials…
- Van Kerkhove said during a press conference WednesdayNewsweeknewsweek.com/russia/plague…
We need transparent and timely reporting from all of our member states,
- Van Kerkhove saidNewsweeknewsweek.com/russia/plague…
Earlier
Russia Says Checks Following Siberian Plague Lab Death Are Complete
The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/10…Meanwhile, controversy has erupted over a possible pathogen exposure at a Russian research institute studying plague (Black Death) after a researcher in her 20s died following severe pneumonia symptoms
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202610…Trump: Russia claims lab worker death situation is ‘under control’
CNNcnn.com/2026/10…U.S. Escalates Pressure on Russia Over Siberia Lab Death
The Wall Street Journalwsj.com/world/russia…What to know about fears of pneumonic plague in Russia
The Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/world/2026100…The World Health Organization has asked Russia for more information on the death of a worker at a Siberian plague research laboratory
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Trump speaking to Putin about suspected plague death after reports of second case in Russia
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Questions are mounting over a suspected pneumonic plague death at a Russian research facility as Moscow offers few clear details
CNNcnn.com/2026/10…WHO sees 'encouraging signs' in Congo Ebola fight, but warns cases in one eastern region are surging
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/who…The deadliest Ebola outbreak on record in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have begun months before it was declared in May
Deutsche Welledw.com/en/congo…Hantavirus outbreak should formally end on July 2
The Manila Timesmanilatimes.net/2026/06…Some 18 Americans had been placed under quarantine at a Nebraska medical center upon returning from a Dutch cruise ship last month and seven Americans monitored symptoms at home
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/health…EU Rebuffs US Call for Travel Bans to Contain Ebola Outbreak
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…That’s exactly why the U.S. believes the world needs to clamp down on travel from the region and has taken its own steps to bar travelers from entering the country
Politicopolitico.com/newsletters/west…Four Australians evacuated from virus-hit ship
WAtodaywatoday.com.au/world/four…The Britons, who were evacuated on Monday (May 11) from the ill-fated vessel at the centre of an international healthcare scandal, have been required to undertake a 42-day isolation period upon returning to the UK, beginning with a 72-hour stay at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/uk…Two cruise ship evacuees test positive for hantavirus
Financial Timesft.com/content/6793c1a0…The two passengers suspected of being infected will be taken to another undisclosed RESPTC, where they will also undergo further testing for the virus
The Jerusalem Postjpost.com/international/articl…Hantavirus cruise ship passengers enter isolation facility after evacuation to UK
Guardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…Two Irish people who had been on board the MV Hondius hit by hantavirus returned home on Sunday on an Air Corps plane that landed at Baldonnel military airbase in Dublin just after 9pm
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/health/2026…Hantavirus cruise ship operation thrown into chaos
Brisbane Timesbrisbanetimes.com.au/world/han…So when passengers began falling ill in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, doctors and public health experts were limited in what they could offer
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/05…Covid-19 cruise passengers recall painful memories amid hantavirus outbreak
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/news/us…Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations
France 24france24.com/en/video…Health authorities: No risk of Hantavirus transmission in Yibin
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202605…On March 27 they visited a landfill site four miles outside the city of Ushuaia
The Sunthesun.co.uk/news/39058028…Before Hantavirus Outbreak, the MV Hondius Attracted ‘a Different Type of Traveler’
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/05…Spain tests suspected hantavirus case in Alicante
Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/europe…Asia faces low hantavirus risk as Singapore isolates 2 from cruise over cases
South China Morning Postscmp.com/week/asia…Health Officials Downplay Pandemic Risk From Cruise Hantavirus Outbreak
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…Argentina probes link to deadly hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise
France 24france24.com/en/video…Warming temperatures push hantavirus into new regions as cases double
Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/americas…Hantavirus ship evacuees need new plane to leave Canaries
Daily Tribunetribune.net.ph/2026/05…The vessel, carrying nearly 150 people on board, has triggered growing international concern after health authorities confirmed infections involving the Andes strain of hantavirus-a rare but potentially dangerous virus primarily found in parts of South America
ABP Livenews.abplive.com/news/world…Deadly hantavirus may have spread between humans on luxury cruise, but risk is low: WHO
South China Morning Postscmp.com/news/world…A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has claimed three lives and seven others ill
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/health…