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Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Urgent Need For New Treatments And Vaccines
Hantaviruses usually spread when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings. But there are unique species of hantavirus found in different parts of the world that have their own characteristics and can cause different symptoms.
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The $15 Billion 'Floating City': Inside The Vision For The World's Largest Ship. See Pics
If built, the vessel would be unlike anything ever seen in maritime history, carrying up to 80,000 people and dwarfing even today's largest cruise ships.
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5 American Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers Leave Nebraska Quarantine Facility
Hantaviruses usually spread when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings, but the hantavirus that has caused the current outbreak, called the Andes virus, may be able to spread between people in rare cases.
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EU Secures Emergency Deliveries Of Potential Treatment Against Hantavirus
The European Union is launching emergency procurement procedures to secure additional doses in case further hantavirus cases are confirmed in the coming weeks.
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Hantavirus Outbreak: Australia Extends Cruise Passenger Quarantine
Australia's health minister said on Thursday the quarantine period for repatriated passengers on a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak will be extended to 42 days total until June 23.
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Hantavirus Cases From Cruise Outbreak Rise To 13 Following New Case In Spain, Says WHO
The number of cases of Hantavirus linked to a cruise ship at the centre of an outbreak has increased to 13, the head of the World Health Organization has said.
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Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Ship Triggers Intensive Cleaning Measures
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port, the company that operates it said Tuesday.
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Planning A Costa Cruise? Taking Buffet Food To Your Cabin May Now Cost You 60 Euro
Room service remains available for suites and premium cabins, but the food can only be delivered to guests exclusively by staff members
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Cruise Line Warns Passengers Not To Take Buffet Food To Rooms, Internet Reacts
Some travellers supported the move and raised issues with abandoned dishes and hallway messes on cruises.
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Hantavirus Case Confirmed Among Quarantined Spaniards
Madrid, May 26 (IANS) The Spanish Ministry of Health confirmed a new positive case of hantavirus among the 14 Spaniards who were among the passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius affected by an outbreak of the disease while crossing the Atlantic Oce
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Why Cruise Ships Are Taking Tourists To A Place That Doesn't Exist On Maps
The spot has become popular online over the years because of GPS errors and mapping glitches.
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How South African Scientists Identified Hantavirus On A Cruise Ship Thousands Of Miles Away
The British man who was the first confirmed case of hantavirus infection from the cruise ship is improving in hospital, South Africa's health ministry has said. Meanwhile, the ship has arrived at the Dutch port of Rotterdam, where it was disinfected, and the remaining crew members disembarked.
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Americans Exposed To Hantavirus On Ship Enjoy Some Nebraska Hospitality While Waiting In Quarantine
Hantavirus usually spreads from rodent droppings and is not easily transmitted between people. But the Andes virus detected in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases.
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Argentina Authorities Trap Rats In Ushuaia, Hunt For Hantavirus Outbreak Source
The scientists, wearing bright blue gloves and surgical masks, checked the 150 box traps they had set out the previous night, dropping dead rats into black plastic bags that they hoisted into pickup trucks bound for a makeshift lab where they said th
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Hantavirus Update: MV Hondius Cruise Operator Says Ship Not The Source Of Outbreak
The operator of the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak said the virus was likely introduced before passengers boarded and did not...
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Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Urgent Need For New Treatments And Vaccines
Hantaviruses usually spread when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings. But there are unique species of hantavirus found in different parts of the world that have their own characteristics and can cause different symptoms.
-
The $15 Billion 'Floating City': Inside The Vision For The World's Largest Ship. See Pics
If built, the vessel would be unlike anything ever seen in maritime history, carrying up to 80,000 people and dwarfing even today's largest cruise ships.
-
5 American Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers Leave Nebraska Quarantine Facility
Hantaviruses usually spread when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings, but the hantavirus that has caused the current outbreak, called the Andes virus, may be able to spread between people in rare cases.
-
EU Secures Emergency Deliveries Of Potential Treatment Against Hantavirus
The European Union is launching emergency procurement procedures to secure additional doses in case further hantavirus cases are confirmed in the coming weeks.
-
Hantavirus Outbreak: Australia Extends Cruise Passenger Quarantine
Australia's health minister said on Thursday the quarantine period for repatriated passengers on a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak will be extended to 42 days total until June 23.
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Hantavirus Cases From Cruise Outbreak Rise To 13 Following New Case In Spain, Says WHO
The number of cases of Hantavirus linked to a cruise ship at the centre of an outbreak has increased to 13, the head of the World Health Organization has said.
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Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Ship Triggers Intensive Cleaning Measures
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port, the company that operates it said Tuesday.
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Planning A Costa Cruise? Taking Buffet Food To Your Cabin May Now Cost You 60 Euro
Room service remains available for suites and premium cabins, but the food can only be delivered to guests exclusively by staff members
-
Cruise Line Warns Passengers Not To Take Buffet Food To Rooms, Internet Reacts
Some travellers supported the move and raised issues with abandoned dishes and hallway messes on cruises.
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Hantavirus Case Confirmed Among Quarantined Spaniards
Madrid, May 26 (IANS) The Spanish Ministry of Health confirmed a new positive case of hantavirus among the 14 Spaniards who were among the passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius affected by an outbreak of the disease while crossing the Atlantic Oce
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Why Cruise Ships Are Taking Tourists To A Place That Doesn't Exist On Maps
The spot has become popular online over the years because of GPS errors and mapping glitches.
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How South African Scientists Identified Hantavirus On A Cruise Ship Thousands Of Miles Away
The British man who was the first confirmed case of hantavirus infection from the cruise ship is improving in hospital, South Africa's health ministry has said. Meanwhile, the ship has arrived at the Dutch port of Rotterdam, where it was disinfected, and the remaining crew members disembarked.
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Americans Exposed To Hantavirus On Ship Enjoy Some Nebraska Hospitality While Waiting In Quarantine
Hantavirus usually spreads from rodent droppings and is not easily transmitted between people. But the Andes virus detected in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases.
-
Argentina Authorities Trap Rats In Ushuaia, Hunt For Hantavirus Outbreak Source
The scientists, wearing bright blue gloves and surgical masks, checked the 150 box traps they had set out the previous night, dropping dead rats into black plastic bags that they hoisted into pickup trucks bound for a makeshift lab where they said th
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Hantavirus Update: MV Hondius Cruise Operator Says Ship Not The Source Of Outbreak
The operator of the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak said the virus was likely introduced before passengers boarded and did not...
