Hantavirus
Hantavirus update: Could cruise ship virus be the next coronavirus? WHO says it ‘expects’ more cases
Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship kills 18 American Undergoing medical observation throughout the process USAraising pressing questions about how the virus spreads and whether it could become the next major public health threat. Can hantavirus spread through the air like COVID-19? (Reuters) As of Tuesday, one passenger was being monitored at the University of … Read more
2 Indians on board ship infected with hantavirus safe
New Delhi: The two Indian crew members on board the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius are healthy and asymptomatic after the ship anchored off Spain’s Canary Islands amid a hantavirus scare, the Indian Embassy in Madrid said on Sunday.The ship arrived in Spain with about 150 people on board, and the International Center for Health Monitoring said … Read more
‘Healthy and asymptomatic’: Indian embassy says crew evacuated from hantavirus-hit MV Hondius safe
The two Indian crew members aboard the hantavirus-hit Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius are “healthy and asymptomatic” and have been evacuated to the Netherlands for quarantine as per health safety protocols, the Indian Embassy in Spain said on Sunday. The Dutch-flagged ship, carrying about 150 people, including two Indian citizens, arrived in Spain after anchoring … Read more
Why hantavirus isn’t the next coronavirus-like pandemic. Trump’s CDC gives major relief
in positive Hantavirus Update Sunday, authorities said passengers and crew disembarked from plane Hondius Cruise ships are being evacuated back to their home countries after encountering a deadly outbreak. They will be quarantined there to prevent further spread of the disease, according to state regulations. Passengers will be tested upon arrival and then taken to … Read more
Norovirus vs. hantavirus explained: Key differences you need to know after 115 people fall sick on Princess Cruises
An outbreak of norovirus on the Caribbean Princess has sickened more than 100 passengers and crew members during a 13-night Southern Caribbean cruise, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.CDC). Norovirus is relatively common and usually causes short-term gastrointestinal illness, while hantavirus is rare and can be life-threatening. (no splash) The ship … Read more
UK health boss traces all cruise ship passengers exposed to hantavirus
Health authorities in London continued on Friday to trace all British nationals exposed to a dangerous outbreak of rat-borne hantavirus on a cruise ship, with a third suspected case recorded. UK health boss traces all cruise ship passengers exposed to hantavirus The UK’s Health and Safety Executive said two British nationals have been confirmed to … Read more