Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approaches

Some on the Spanish island worry that the imminent arrival of the MV Hondius could pose a health risk.

Norovirus Outbreak Sickens 115 on Cruise Ship

More than 100 passengers and 13 crew members on the Caribbean Princess reported being ill, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By John S.W. MacDonald

How France's healthcare system and hospitals are preparing for hantavirus

Transportation, virologic testing, clinical examinations: As the repatriation of the five French nationals still onboard the MV Hondius could take place as early as Sunday, protocols for their care are becoming more defined.

Infected, at sea: how the deadly hantavirus turned a dream cruise into tragedy

The world has watched the news of deaths and evacuations anxiously, and those still onboard MV Hondius face a wary reception in the Canary Islands As the MV Hondius sailed out of Ushuaia, the most southerly city on Earth, on 1 April, the grey skies above Tierra del Fuego lifted, lighting up the fresh snow on the mountaintops and the autumnal tree cover closer to shore. Eighty-eight passengers and 61 crew of 23 nationalities had boarded the small polar-class vessel for its 35-day “Atlantic exp...

By Esther Addley

CDC spells out next steps after Americans exposed to hantavirus on cruise ship

The U.S. government plans to evacuate Americans from a cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak and quarantine them at a Nebraska facility.

Hantavirus: Spain readies to receive cruise ship

Spanish authorities are readying to receive the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak. The WHO has confirmed six hantavirus cases linked to the ship so far.

WHO: Sex bekräftade hantavirusfall

‘Almost zero’ chance Dutch man got hantavirus in Argentina’s Ushuaia, official says

There is an “almost zero” chance that the Dutch man linked to the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship contracted the disease in the Argentine port of Ushuaia, a provincial health official said on Friday. Juan Petrina, director of epidemiology for Tierra del Fuego province, where Ushuaia is located, told reporters that his assessment was based on the virus’s incubation period, among other factors. The Dutch man and his wife, both of whom died of the virus, boarded the Hondius in...

By Agence France-Presse

Hantavirus outbreak resurrects COVID-19 era conspiracy theories

Claims include allegations of sinister plots to force vaccines on people or sway America's November elections by justifying expanded use of mail-in ballots

By AFP

US authorities cancel cruise ship worker visas as part of child sexual abuse images case

Two Indians in crew of hantavirus-hit ship

A rare hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship with two Indian crew members has sparked international attention. Experts assure no immediate concern for India, citing previous sporadic cases. The Andes strain, linked to limited human-to-human spread, requires close exposure, unlike COVID-19. India's healthcare is prepared for potential cases.

By ANUJA JAISWAL

Norovirus vs hantavirus explained: Key differences to know after 115 fall ill on Princess cruise ship

Caribbean Princess cruise ship departed Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on April 29 and is scheduled to arrive at Port Canaveral on May 11.

Hantavirus Update: WHO Chief, Spanish Health Authorities To Coordinate Ship Evacuation In Canary Islands

The World Health Organization's chief is due in the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday to help coordinate the evacuation of passengers hit by the...

Hantavirus scare revives COVID-era conspiracy theories

An outbreak of the deadly hantavirus on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship is reviving conspiracy theories about vaccines, alleged depopulation campaigns and miracle cures that flourished during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHO says six hantavirus cases confirmed so far

There are six confirmed cases of hantavirus so far out of eight suspected ones following an outbreak on a cruise ship, the World Health Organization said.

New suspected hantavirus cases detected as two Irish passengers ‘safe and well’

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.

Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands

Health authorities across four continents are trying to track down and monitor passengers who disembarked the ship before the deadly outbreak was detected.

'Covid 2.0': Pandemic-era conspiracies return after the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship

Did the Covid vaccine cause hantavirus? No. But that hasn’t stopped people saying so.

WHO says six hantavirus cases confirmed so far

There are six confirmed cases of hantavirus so far out of eight suspected ones following an outbreak on a cruise ship, the World Health Organization said Friday. The post WHO says six hantavirus cases confirmed so far appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ayobami

Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approaches

As the MV Hondius cruise ship approaches Tenerife, the people of the Spanish island await it with a mixture of uncertainty and, in some cases, anger.

By David Apinga

THL: Two Finns monitored after hantavirus exposure on flight

Finnish health authorities are monitoring two travellers who were possibly exposed to the Andes strain of hantavirus during a flight from Johannesburg after sitting near an infected passenger linked to a cruise ship outbreak that has killed three people. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, known as THL, said the two passengers were on a KLM flight from Johannesburg to Amsterdam on 25 April. Both have since returned to Finland and remain without symptoms.