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The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put international health authorities on alert. The MV Hondius was still carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached Europe’s largest port on Monday morning, after its passengers…
One of the 14 Spanish evacuees from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius on Sunday has tested preliminarily positive for the virus, Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia has said. Garcia wrote on X on Monday (local time) that one of the Spanish passengers currently under isolation at Madrid’s Gomez Ulla hospital had tested preliminarily positive in…
Hantavirus is a rare but serious viral infection that has become a topic of fear. The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring the hantavirus outbreakwith eight cases reported so far, including confirmed and suspected infections. Three people have died in the outbreak. Despite the number of cases, WHO says the risk to the public…
Hantavirus has recently gained global attention, leaving many people worried about whether it could become another major health threat. Doctors say Indians should stay aware, but there is no reason to panic. The infection is rare in India and mainly spreads through contact with infected rodents, especially their urine, saliva, or droppings. People are usually…
Tenerife: A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board has arrived at Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, off the coast of West Africa, where the passengers and some of the crew are to disembark. The World Health Organization, Spanish authorities and cruise company Oceanwide Expeditions have said that nobody on…
Switzerland: 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, Spanish ministry sources said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will accompany Spain’s health and interior ministers to a command post there “to ensure coordination between administrations, health control, and the…
The recent hantavirus outbreak linked to the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius has renewed public attention on how dangerous viral infections are diagnosed, and whether testing works similarly to Covid-19. As global health authorities investigate multiple suspected Andes hantavirus casesmany people are asking whether a simple rapid test can detect the infection the way Covid-19…