Health headlines today are dominated by the widening response to the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius, as repatriated passengers continue to test positive after returning home. One American and one French evacuee have now been confirmed infected, even as authorities coordinate flights, isolation and testing across more than 20 countries. Australia, meanwhile, has placed six returning passengers — five Australians and one New Zealander — into quarantine near Perth for at least three weeks, underscoring the caution surrounding a virus with a potentially long incubation period. Away from the outbreak, there was concern in US sport after Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy was shot at a Mississippi concert and underwent surgery; he is reported stable. And in a gentler health story, BBC Children in Need is using Mental Health Awareness Week to give Pudsey Bear his first voice, in a campaign encouraging children to speak openly about their feelings.