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Dutch Birdwatcher Identified As ‘Patient Zero’ In Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Ship

DainikNews Live Admin3 months ago06 mins

Last Updated:May 10, 2026, 1:03 PM IST The virus is carried by long-tailed pygmy rice rats. Unlike most hantaviruses, the Andes strain can spread through close and prolonged human contact. Schilperoord and his wife, Mirjam Schilperoord, 69, were residents of the Dutch village of Haulerwijk. (Facebook) Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord has been identified as the…

How Argentina Contained World’s First Human-To-Human Hantavirus Outbreak In 2018

DainikNews Live Admin3 months ago03 mins

Last Updated:May 09, 2026, 03:00 IST Argentina had witnessed the world’s first major outbreak involving human-to-human transmission of the deadly Andes hantavirus strain. Amid concerns triggered by reports of a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship carrying 149 passengers, including two Indian crew members, medical experts sought to allay fears. Years before the recent MV…