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

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

Updated 21 hours ago
New York Post
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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. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include PBS NewsHour, New York Post.

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The main entrance of the Radboud University Medical Center with "Radboudumc" in blue letters above the revolving doors is pictured, with an overlay showing passengers disembarking a plane at night via a mobile staircase, and another overlay of three crew members in white protective suits and face masks walking on an airport tarmac at night, with an airplane in the background.
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Critically ill French hantavirus patient is on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11
PBS NewsHour
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5/13/2026

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

Thomas Adamson, Associated Press Thomas Adamson, Associated Press Russ Bynum, Associated Press Russ Bynum, Associated Press 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.