PBS May 13, 2026 • 18:57

Critically ill French hantavirus patient is on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11 - PBS

Critically ill French hantavirus patient is on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11 - PBS

The French passenger hospitalized in Paris has a severe form of the disease that has caused life-threatening lung and heart problems, said Dr. Xavier Lescure, an infectious disease specialist at Bichat Hospital.

PARIS (AP) A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sicken… [+5248 chars]

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