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Hantavirus cases to jump in next few days, warns WHO director, shares details on epidemic fears

Hantavirus outbreak: 11 hantavirus-related cases have so far been reported, including three deaths.

The Economic Times

The hantavirus outbreak has been well-handled – but there are still dangerous days ahead

All the protocols that health experts like me look for have been followed. But outbreaks on cruise ships are notoriously hard to control, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK

Hantavirus is spreading on a cruise ship. So, people are dusting off a 12-year-old ‘The Simpsons’ episode to figure out what happens next

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What we know about the presumed hantavirus patient zero

A Dutch ornithologist is suspected of being the “patient zero” in the hantavirus outbreak that has spread among passengers aboard a cruise ship. But how and where did he come into contact with the virus?

Euronews

WHO Chief Warns of Six to Eight-Week Hantavirus Time Bomb as New Cases Are Confirmed in France and the US

The WHO warns that the hantavirus outbreak linked to a South Atlantic cruise ship is likely to worsen, with confirmed cases in France and the US. The virus has a six-to-eight-week incubation period.

International Business Times UK

'Smear campaign': Ushuaia rejects claims it was ground zero for Hantavirus outbreak

A landfill in Ushuaia, Argentina, is suspected to be the source of the hantavirus outbreak. Local authorities reject the theory, saying the province never recorded a case of the hantavirus.

Euronews

WHO Warns More Hantavirus Cases Expected After Deadly Cruise Ship Outbreak

WHO warns of hantavirus spread after deadly MV Hondius cruise outbreak, as agencies trace passengers and monitor exposures globally.

International Business Times UK

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Hantavirus outbreak latest: Spain confirms one new case amongst evacuees

Spain confirms one new hantavirus case amongst evacuees as passengers remain under watch across Europe.

Euronews

What is hantavirus, and how is it transmitted? Questions and answers about the outbreak

Health authorities assess the risk of hantavirus transmission among the general population as ‘very low’.

Euronews

WHO head tells countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases

Health officials in Paris say French woman who contracted disease on MV Hondius is on ventilator in intensive care

The Guardian - UK

WHO chief says 'work not over' after hantavirus evacuation; urges caution

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the efforts to contain the hantavirus outbreak was not over after evacuations from a cruise ship. Ghebreyesus emphasised that there were no signs of a larger outbreak but cautions of rising cases due to the virus' long incubation period.…

The Economic Times

“We were spun out on meth at the time. I’d go to the rehearsal room, crank everything insanely loud and just jam”: Gary Holt and Lee Altus on why Exodus will never be a legacy thrash act –and the song that took 27 years

The Bay Area thrash stalwarts return with the face-ripping Goliath, an album that finds them with nothing to prove but Holt's still out for blood anyway

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Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship as outbreak grows to 11

Spain's health ministry says a Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus

The Independent UK

Hantavirus: Some passengers on board cruise were ‘facing mental breakdown’

So far, 11 hantavirus cases have been reported among people on the cruise, including three deaths.

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The Conversation

Iodine deficiency is creeping back. Vegans, vegetarians and pregnant women are most at risk

Iodine deficiency is often seen as a problem of the past, but this isn’t entirely true. During the 20th century, the iodisation of salt became one of the most effective public health interventions for preventing conditions caused by a lack of this mineral, including goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland)…

International Business Times UK

Who is the Deadly Hantavirus 'Patient Zero'? Leo Schilperoord's Passion for Birds May Have Cost Him His Life

Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord's passion for rare birds turned fatal after he and his wife reportedly contracted hantavirus during a landfill birdwatching trip in Argentina

International Business Times UK

New Hantavirus Cases: Where Has the Virus Spread to? Map Shows Countries Affected by the MV Hondius Outbreak

A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has led to confirmed cases in Europe and the US, prompting a large-scale international health response.

The Independent UK

Hantavirus latest: Health chief warns further cases linked to outbreak on cruise ship are expected

At least nine cases have been confirmed

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Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here’s why the ‘Andes virus’ won’t cause the next pandemic

For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked in Sydney in March 2020. Of the passengers and crew who disembarked, 575 had COVID. The virus then spread to the community.

The Times of India

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves Tenerife as WHO completes evacuation operation

The hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius has departed Tenerife for the Netherlands after passengers and crew were evacuated. The operation repatriated 94 individuals, with three deaths reported since the outbreak began nine days ago. Health officials emphasize the low risk to the public, as the virus rarely spreads person-to-person.

Euronews

Hantavirus-hit vessel re-docks in the Canary Island due to bad weather during evacuation

The ship was bound for the Netherlands, where the repatriation of the 28 passengers is expected to be completed.

The Economic Times

Two more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus

Passengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the MV Hondius anchored in the Canary Islands. Personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks escorted the travellers from ship to shore in Tenerife, an effort that continued Monday.

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Hantavirus: What Retirees Need to Know Before Boarding a Cruise Ship This Summer

Are you planning to take a cruise this summer? Get the facts on the rare hantavirus outbreak and why experts say norovirus remains the bigger health threat for retirees.

The Mary Sue

Trump says the hantavirus outbreak is ‘under control’ but the CDC’s emergency response tells a different story

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just classified the hantavirus outbreak as a “Level 3” emergency response, but the president says it’s already “under control.” That contradiction is raising eyebrows as health agencies scramble to contain the virus spreading among passengers of a Dutch cruise ship. The CDC activated…

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Hantavirus Travel Notice: The May 2 Cruise Advisory for Adults Over 60

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