Before Hantavirus Outbreak, the MV Hondius Attracted ‘a Different Type of Traveler’

Former passengers on the MV Hondius say that the ship was made for wildlife expeditions and that the crew took safety very seriously.

By Lynsey Chutel, Claire Moses and Amelia Nierenberg

UK grapples with fallout from deadly hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

British national is being treated on tiny territory of Tristan da Cunha

Why the hantavirus cruise outbreak is not the next pandemic, according to WHO

Experts say because this strain of hantavirus typically requires prolonged or intimate contact, it is not as contagious as covid during the pandemic.

By Lauren Weber, Lena H. Sun, Victoria Craw

Americans on hantavirus cruise ship reportedly to be quarantined in US

US CDC personnel are reportedly meeting ship in Canary Islands to accompany Americans on a flight to Nebraska The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reportedly sending personnel to the Canary Islands to meet the cruise ship affected by the hantavirus outbreak, with plans to accompany American passengers back to the US on a chartered flight and place them into quarantine in Nebraska. An additional CDC team is already headed to Nebraska, according to unnamed sources who spok...

By Marina Dunbar

Contact tracing could be key in halting the spread of hantavirus. Here's how it works

More than two dozen passengers left the cruise ship before the outbreak was identified. The race is on to connect with them to monitor their health — and the health of those they've interacted with.

By Ari Daniel

Hantavirus outbreak timeline highlights key moments in deadly cruise crisis

The Andes virus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has been linked to at least three deaths, with authorities tracing passengers globally.

New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da Cunha

Two new suspected cases of hantavirus were ⁠reported on Friday, one in Spain and the other on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, as experts race to contain an outbreak that began on a luxury cruise ship. The announcements in locations thousands of kilometres (miles) apart will fuel concern about a cluster of cases so far associated with three deaths – though the World Health Organization has repeatedly said the risk to the wider public is low and the virus does not transmit...

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Hantavirus: US plans evacuation flight for American cruise passengers

The US says it is planning a repatriation flight for American citizens aboard the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius. The cruise ship is heading for the Spanish island of Tenerife with more than 140 passengers. DW has more.

French couple from virus-hit ship describe voyage as 'unlikely adventure'

Julia and Roland Seitre, a French couple aboard the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, said passengers remained calm, called their journey an "unlikely adventure", and urged against unnecessary drama.

There are no hantavirus treatments. The deadly cruise-ship outbreak is a ‘wake-up call’ to develop some.

It’s been a struggle to secure funding for hantavirus research because these viruses haven’t been a priority.

By Jaimy Lee

New Jersey reports patients with hantavirus exposure joining other states across the US

Two residents who were not passengers on the cruise ship at center of the outbreak may have been exposed during air travel abroad

By Alex Woodward

How Big Could The Hantavirus Outbreak Get? - Forbes

How Big Could The Hantavirus Outbreak Get?  Forbes

Passenger from 'Hanta virus' cruise visited school on remotest island Tristan de Cunha, believed to be infected

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By TOI World Desk

Where did hantavirus originate? The many unanswered questions about cruise ship outbreak

Hantavirus is usually spread by the inhalation of contaminated rodent droppings and isn’t easily transmitted between people.

Two Indian crew members aboard cruise ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak; both asymptomatic for now

New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da Cunha

The announcements in locations thousands of miles apart will fuel concern, though the WHO has repeatedly said the risk to the public is low and the virus does not transmit easily.

New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da Cunha

Two new suspected cases of hantavirus were reported on Friday, one in Spain and the other on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, as experts race to contain an outbreak that began on a luxury cruise ship. The announcements in locations thousands of miles apart will fuel concern about a cluster of […]

Exclusive: No Symptomatic Hantavirus Cases On MV Hondius, Says Cruise Operator

Oceanwide Expeditions told NDTV that there are currently "no symptomatic individuals" onboard the MV Hondius amid the ongoing hantavirus outbreak investigation. Two Indian crew members remain aboard the vessel.

How Worried Should We Be About the Hantavirus Outbreak?

A spate of cases on an Arctic cruise has left the public scrambling for information on the rare but deadly virus

By Elisabeth Garber-Paul

Irish passengers on hantavirus-hit ship 'safe and well'

Two Irish people on board a virus-hit cruise ship are "safe and well", the Minister for Foreign Affairs has said.

Passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship tracked | The wRap

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NCDC intensifies surveillance as Hantavirus outbreak sparks global concern

Nigeria’s NCDC intensifies surveillance due to a global Hantavirus outbreak. Learn about the virus, symptoms, and preventive measures to avoid rodent conta Read More: https://punchng.com/ncdc-intensifies-surveillance-as-hantavirus-outbreak-sparks-global-concern/

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Dumpsite in Argentina is being considered as a possible outbreak of the Hantavirus that spread to the MV Hondius

Authorities are investigating how the virus was transmitted to cruise ship passengers, and there is concern about the Andean strain that is also transmitted between humans The post Dumpsite in Argentina is being considered as a possible outbreak of the Hantavirus that spread to the MV Hondius appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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US plans evacuation flight for Americans on hantavirus ship

The United States said Friday it was organizing an evacuation flight for Americans on a hantavirus-struck cruise ship that has sailed to the Canary Islands. The post US plans evacuation flight for Americans on hantavirus ship appeared first on Vanguard News.

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