
Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to Cruise Ship Prompts Global Concern
A hantavirus outbreak, initially linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, has led to global concern with new suspected cases reported in multiple countries including Spain and the US. Authorities are intensifying surveillance, planning evacuations, and investigating potential sources like a dumpsite in Argentina.
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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
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Read full article →Why the hantavirus cruise outbreak is not the next pandemic, according to WHO
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By Lauren Weber, Lena H. Sun, Victoria Craw
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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
Read full article →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.
Read full article →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...
By Reuters
Read full article →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.
Read full article →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.
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It’s been a struggle to secure funding for hantavirus research because these viruses haven’t been a priority.
By Jaimy Lee
Read full article →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
Read full article →How Big Could The Hantavirus Outbreak Get? - Forbes
How Big Could The Hantavirus Outbreak Get? Forbes
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By TOI World Desk
Read full article →Hantavirus update: List of countries, confirmed cases and deaths linked to MV Hondius outbreak
A hantavirus outbreak connected to the MV Hondius cruise ship is under investigation.
Read full article →Two Indian crew members aboard cruise ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak; both asymptomatic for now
Read full article →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.
Read full article →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 […]
Read full article →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.
Read full article →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
Read full article →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.
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Today’s headlines: Hantavirus, ASEAN Summit, exoplanet
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Read full article →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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Read full article →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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Read full article →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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