French Hantavirus Patient Critically Ill as Outbreak Reaches 11 Cases

The woman, who was a passenger on the MV Hondius, was breathing with the help of an artificial lung, officials in Paris said.

By Leo Sands and Ségolène Le Stradic

French hantavirus patient is critically ill as outbreak grows to 11

A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung. The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed.

By The Associated Press

Cruise passenger shows life inside Nebraska quarantine after hantavirus exposure scare

MV Hondius cruise ship passenger documents his quarantine experience at a Nebraska medical facility as officials monitor a hantavirus outbreak on board.

French woman with hantavirus has severe form of disease, is in 'final stage of supportive care'

A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger said Tuesday.

Argentine city tries to shrug off hantavirus ship ‘patient zero’ suspicions

Argentina’s city “at the end of the world” Ushuaia, the jump-off point for expeditions to the Antarctic, has been labouring under suspicion of being the source of the deadly hantavirus outbreak that killed three cruise ship passengers. The MV Hondius set sail from this spectacular Patagonian port, sandwiched between snow-capped mountains and the South Atlantic, on April 1. Five days later, a Dutch man who had travelled through South America on a birdwatching trip with his wife, developed...

By Agence France-Presse

Fabled Argentine city Ushuaia tries to shrug off hantavirus suspicions

Argentina's city "at the end of the world," Ushuaia, the jump-off point for expeditions to the Antarctic, is laboring under suspicion of being the source of the deadly hantavirus outbreak that killed three cruise ship passengers. The MV Hondius set sail from this spectacular Patagonian port, sandwiched between snow-capped mountains and the South Atlantic, on April 1.

By FRANCE24

Americans from cruise-ship outbreak could be quarantined until mid-June

The Andes virus has a long incubation period, and the World Health Organization said there may be more infections “in the coming weeks.”

By Jaimy Lee

Efforts to control hantavirus outbreak reach global scale while cases in Spain and France fuel uncertainty

The WHO has downplayed the risk of a larger outbreak: ‘All cases have been isolated and are being managed under strict medical supervision’

By Oriol Güell Domínguez,Karen Allen,Pablo Linde

Ads for British beef and milk banned following Chris Packham complaint

Packham complained that the ads were misleading as they did not reflect the full environmental impact of British meat and dairy.

By Josie Clarke

Why B.C. recommends a shorter hantavirus quarantine; the mysterious surge in Canadian visits to 3 U.S. cities; and more

Catch up on the stories we’re following today

By National Post

French hantavirus patient is critically ill, on an artificial lung as total cases grow to 11

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship: What next for UK passengers after hospital isolation?

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By TOI World Desk

Can Hantavirus shrink penis? Fact-checking wild claim after cruise line outbreak

A wild claim has been made on social media that Hantavirus can shrink a person's penis size by up to three inches, but there is no medical proof for this.

France says hantavirus outbreak ‘under control’ as infection remains isolated

Health authorities in France have moved to reassure the public after a French woman who travelled aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius developed a severe case of hantavirus, with officials stressing there is no evidence the virus is circulating across the country.

By RFI

Hantavirus Outbreak: Britain To Isolate 10 People As Precaution

British health authorities said on Tuesday that 10 people from remote British island territories who were contacts of individuals in the hantavirus outbreak will be brought

French hantavirus patient is critically ill

PARIS (AP) — A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger said Tuesday. The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed. Three people on the cruise died, including a Dutch couple that health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus while visiting South America. The French passenger hospitalize

By The Korea Herald

Uncertainty over hantavirus spread complicates global response to cruise ship outbreak

While some repatriated passengers are being placed in biocontainment units, such as in France, passengers in the Netherlands are being asked to self-isolate for six weeks.

British govt seeks credible elections in Nigeria – Envoy

According to the British envoy, Drowning Street has no favourite political party and will not interfer with local political matters. The post British govt seeks credible elections in Nigeria – Envoy appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Aaron Cole

British- Nigerian convict flees UK after mistaken prison release

A British-Nigerian man, Ifedayo Adeyeye, has fled the UK after a mistaken prison release while serving time for abducting his son. A manhunt is underway. Read More: https://punchng.com/british-nigerian-convict-flees-uk-after-mistaken-prison-release/

By Punch Newspapers

2027: British govt has no preferred candidate, says Envoy

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin —British Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, Gill Lever, said yesterday the British government had no preferred candidate in the 2027 general elections in Nigeria. The  envoy, who  stated this while on a courtesy visit to Kwara State governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, at Government House, Ilorin, said […] The post 2027: British govt has no preferred candidate, says Envoy appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Filipino crew from hantavirus-stricken Hondius begins 42-day quarantine in Netherlands

Evacuated Filipino crew members from the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV H

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