Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency says

Ther World Health Organization says it is not in the same situation as with Covid-19 because hantavirus spreads differently.

Third Briton has suspected hantavirus linked to cruise ship outbreak

Patient remains in south Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, say health officials, as vessel heads to Tenerife Explainer: What is hantavirus? A third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak, health officials have said. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) had already confirmed two cases among British nationals, who are in hospitals in the Netherlands and South Africa. It said a third has been reported on the south Atlantic island of ...

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

Spanish authorities are preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.

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DR MARC SIEGEL: Hantavirus cruise outbreak is alarming but fear is spreading faster than facts

Dr. Marc Siegel separates hantavirus fear from facts after the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak involving the rare Andes strain in Argentina.

UK identifies new suspected hantavirus case on remote island

The UK confirms two British cases on board a cruise ship and a suspected infection on the Tristan da Cunha island.

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

Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations.

Asia faces low hantavirus risk as Singapore isolates 2 from cruise over cases

The risk of a hantavirus outbreak in Asia remains minimal, according to health experts, despite the return of two Singapore residents who were on board a cruise ship where three people died from the disease that triggered a regional panic. Hantaviruses are a family of rat-carried viruses that can infect humans through direct exposure, even though transmission between people is extremely rare. The disease takes its name from South Korea’s Hantan River, where an early strain was identified afte...

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More hantavirus cases possible after cruise ship outbreak, says World Health Organisation

As the Hantavirus-ridden vessel heads for the Spanish Canary islands with 140 passengers on board, a second cruise ship passenger has tested positive in a Dutch hospital. It emerged on Thursday that dozens of passengers disembarked the ship nearly two weeks after a man died on board, leaving health professionals to track where the virus came from, and where it might have gone since. Story by Antonia Kerrigan.

By FRANCE24

Hantavirus brings back old conspiracy theories: It’s not a new pandemic, nor a mystery virus, nor cured with zinc

Misinformation surrounding the health crisis on the cruise ship ‘MV Hondius’ is once again dominating social media and sparking panic about a repeat of the 2020 epidemic

By Jessica Mouzo Quintáns

Spanish tourist island of Tenerife readies for evacuations as hantavirus-hit cruise ship approaches

The vessel is expected to reach the Spanish island of Tenerife this weekend

By Ap Correspondent

What We Know About The World's Last Andes Hantavirus Outbreak - Forbes

What We Know About The World's Last Andes Hantavirus Outbreak  Forbes

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

Hantavirus scare on cruise ship: ICMR says no immediate threat to India

Two Indian nationals aboard a cruise ship have tested positive for hantavirus, but health officials assure there's no immediate threat to India. The virus, primarily spread by rodents, does not transmit easily between humans. Global health authorities are monitoring the situation, with the public risk deemed very low.

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Hantavirus alert: Full list of countries directly or indirectly affected by cruise ship outbreak

Hantavirus outbreak: The first case in the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing across the Atlantic Ocean was identified on May 2.

Hantavirus Cases Isolated: ICMR Says No Immediate Health Threat To India

The Director of the ICMR's National Institute of Virology Dr Naveen Kumar on Friday said the cases appear to be isolated ones and there is no immediate public health threat to India.

UK says third British national has suspected hantavirus as plans being made for Irish citizens to self-isolate after leaving cruise ship

Britain's health security agency said an additional suspected case of hantavirus had been identified in a British national on the South Atlantic island of Tristan de Cunha.

The hantavirus outbreak is cause for caution, not panic

Hantaviruses are spread by mice, rats and other rodents. Human infections, which occur when people come in contact with droppings or urine, are relatively uncommon.

WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreak

As contact tracing efforts continue, the World Health Organization again stressed that it expects the outbreak to be limited.

Authorities confirm new suspected case of hantavirus linked to cruise ship outbreak

The British national is on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha.

WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreak

Says given incubation period of the virus, which can be up to 6 weeks, more cases may be reported

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WHO says risk low, warns of further cases in cruise ship outbreak

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that additional hantavirus infections linked to a cruise ship outbreak cannot be ruled out, as health authorities across multiple...

No Malaysians aboard hantavirus-linked cruise ship, says Dzulkefly

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today said no Malaysians were on board the MV...

Kenya on high alert as hantavirus becomes latest hurdle for recovering cruise tourism

Three people have died since the virus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic early this month.

Second cruise ship evacuee in NL confirmed to have Hantavirus

Hantavirus has been confirmed in the second of the two patients brought to Dutch hospitals after they were evacuated from...

By Robin Pascoe

Dutch airline flight attendant tested negative for hantavirus — WHO

A Dutch airline flight attendant who showed mild symptoms has tested negative for hantavirus after contact with a sick cruise passenger, the WHO confirmed. Read More: https://punchng.com/dutch-airline-flight-attendant-tested-negative-for-hantavirus-who/

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Expert: Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak poses no threat to Estonia

An outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship is not the start of a pandemic, the UN health agency has said.

Four suspects arrested in The Hague for embezzling millions in Covid support

The Labour Inspectorate arrested four people from The Hague on Wednesday on suspicion that they may have defrauded 8 million euros in COVID-19 support.

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Third British national has suspected hantavirus infection, government says

A third British national has suspected hantavirus in connection with an outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, the government has said.

By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo