More than 100 people fell ill due to a norovirus outbreak aboard a Caribbean Princess cruise ship that health officials say departed from Fort Lauderdale on April 29.

A Danish scientist specializing in autism and vaccine research was arrested for allegedly stealing over $1 million in CDC grant money.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dispatching staffers to meet with American passengers on the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in the Canary Islands as Spanish authorities warn of approaching bad weather.

Poul Thorsen, a Danish researcher once affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arrived in Atlanta on Thursday after being extradited from Germany under escort by U.S. Air Marshals.

Global health authorities are working to contain an outbreak of hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship. The total number of confirmed cases associated with the outbreak is increasing, health officials said.

The World Health Organization said eight cases of hantavirus, including three deaths, have been reported as of May 8.