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Hantavirus Was Already in the U.S. Before the M/V Hondius Passengers Arrived: It Killed Gene Hackman's Wife

WHO officials identified the current strain involved as Andes virus, a variant found in South America that differs from the strain linked to Arakawa's death in New Mexico in 2025

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Alpha Tau Medical Shares Early REGAIN Data: 2 Complete Responses in Glioblastoma Study

Alpha Tau Medical (NASDAQ:DRTS) presented early clinical results from the first three patients treated in its REGAIN study of Alpha DaRT for recurrent glioblastoma, with company executives and clinical investigators describing initial tumor responses and safety observations from the pilot trial. Th

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WHO confirms 7 hantavirus cases related to cruise ship outbreak; 3 dead across 6 countries

Seven confirmed cases of the rare Andes hantavirus have now been linked to passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, as the outbreak spread across multiple countries and claimed three lives.

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Australians from hantavirus cruise ship to be quarantined near Perth for three weeks

Four Australian citizens and one permanent resident from the MV Hondius to fly home via Perth on Tuesday

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‘It was either this or the pool’: hantavirus ship becomes latest Tenerife tourist attraction

The MV Hondius, the cruise ship hit by an outbreak of a virus that has left three dead, reached the Canary Islands on Sunday

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US passenger evacuated from Hantavirus-hit cruise tests positive, shows no symptoms

A US passenger evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship has tested positive for the virus, American health officials confirmed on Sunday, with an update that he has not yet shown any symptoms.

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Monday briefing: Will the international effort to stop the further spread of hantavirus be successful?

In today’s newsletter: The outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship offers a stark reminder of how easily a deadly pathogen can hitch a ride across borders, and how fragile global preparedness remains

The Guardian - UK

Hantavirus: what happens to cruise ship passengers now and will they quarantine?

Up to 150 passengers and crew from hantavirus-hit MV Hondius start flying home aboard military and government planes from Spain’s Canary Islands

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2 Indians aboard cruise ship with hantavirus cases evacuated to Netherlands

Two Indian crew members from the Dutch ship MV Hondius have been evacuated to the Netherlands. The ship reported a hantavirus outbreak. Both Indians are healthy and show no symptoms. They are undergoing quarantine as per health protocols. Spanish authorities and WHO experts are managing the situation. The virus is…

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Dozens of people from cruise ship struck by hantavirus leave Tenerife

Britons among passengers and crew taken off vessel and put on flights to 10 countries, while France and US later say two people showing symptoms

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The Guardian view on the WHO pandemic treaty: the west’s fantasy negotiations have put the world at risk

Editorial: After five years of deliberation the global south has forced the question that defined the Covid crisis: who will get the vaccines?

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Hantavirus outbreak: Cruise ship passengers start disembarking in Spain, all to be checked for symptoms

Passengers from a quarantined cruise ship, the MV Hondius, began disembarking off Tenerife after a hantavirus outbreak linked to the Andes strain. Three deaths and five positive cases were reported, prompting an international evacuation and medical screening for over 140 individuals on board.

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Argentina in spotlight over hantavirus as authorities retrace footsteps of ship’s passengers

Thirty years after first person-to-person transmission was documented in Patagonia, scientists say global heating could increase world’s exposure

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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to arrive in Tenerife on Sunday; WHO chief reaches Spanish island to reassure residents

Passengers from the hantavirus-affected MV Hondius will disembark in Tenerife on Sunday. Three passengers have died, and five others tested positive after leaving the ship. The Andes virus strain, which can spread person-to-person, was detected. Spanish authorities confirmed the deceased and their belongings will not be unloaded.

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All passengers on hantavirus-hit ship considered 'high-risk' contacts, EU health agency says

Passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are considered high-risk contacts. Ahead of its anchoring off Tenerife, asymptomatic individuals will be repatriated for self-quarantine via special transport. Symptomatic passengers will be prioritized for medical assessment and testing upon arrival.

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‘Empty and vapid’ CDC finally responds to hantavirus outbreak. But experts say it’s too little, too late

World Health Organization – which the US left under Trump – has been leading the response to the cruise ship outbreak

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Cruise Ship To Arrive In Spain's Canary Islands Amid Hantavirus Scare

The Dutch-flagged vessel is set to arrive at the Spanish island of Tenerife in West Africa coast on Sunday.

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‘This is not another Covid,’ WHO chief tells Tenerife as hantavirus cruise ship heads to island – as it happened

Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands have confirmed they will send planes to repatriate nationals

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‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?

With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left – and can we buy ourselves more time?

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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

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Evacuation of hantavirus-stricken cruise ship could face delays due to bad weather

‘Unprecedented operation’ under way to receive MV Hondius off Tenerife to assess and repatriate those onboard

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ‘hereby decrees’ Moscow can hold Victory Day parade

Ukraine president says ‘Red Square shall be excluded’ from any attacks, while Kyiv, Moscow and Trump proclaim three-day ceasefire. What we know on day 1,536

International Business Times UK

Gene Hackman's Wife's Death Revisited: Cause of Death in the Center Amid MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak

A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has claimed three lives, drawing parallels to the hantavirus-related death of Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, last year.

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