Hantavirus Cruise Outbreak
-
{
- All
- News
-
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.
-
Are Hantavirus Tests Like Covid Tests? Doctors Explain Key Differences
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus cannot be detected using rapid antigen kits. Doctors explain why diagnosis depends on specialised blood tests, PCR analysis and clinical suspicion, especially during severe respiratory illness outbreaks.
-
How A Dutch Couple Became The First Hantavirus Patients Of The Current Outbreak
The first passengers linked to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak had travelled across Argentina, Chile and Uruguay before boarding the ship. Investigators are now tracing exposures, rodent contact and possible Andes virus transmission routes.
-
Hazmat Suits On, Health Authorities Evacuate Suspected Hantavirus Patients From Cruise Ship
Medical teams in hazmat suits evacuated suspected hantavirus patients from cruise ship MV Hondius as WHO-led containment measures intensified. The rare Andes virus outbreak has triggered isolation, air ambulance transfers and international surveillan
-
Rare Human-To-Human Spread Confirmed In Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Ship
A WHO update suggests rare human-to-human hantavirus transmission may have occurred on the cruise ship where an outbreak has left 3 dead so far. Risks to public health, however, still remains low.
-
Hantavirus Outbreak On Atlantic Cruise Ship Kills 3; Crew Members, Passengers Ill As Well
Three passengers who were cruising the Atlantic Ocean on the MV Hondius have died, with one other person on the trip now in hospital with...
-
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.
-
Are Hantavirus Tests Like Covid Tests? Doctors Explain Key Differences
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus cannot be detected using rapid antigen kits. Doctors explain why diagnosis depends on specialised blood tests, PCR analysis and clinical suspicion, especially during severe respiratory illness outbreaks.
-
How A Dutch Couple Became The First Hantavirus Patients Of The Current Outbreak
The first passengers linked to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak had travelled across Argentina, Chile and Uruguay before boarding the ship. Investigators are now tracing exposures, rodent contact and possible Andes virus transmission routes.
-
Hazmat Suits On, Health Authorities Evacuate Suspected Hantavirus Patients From Cruise Ship
Medical teams in hazmat suits evacuated suspected hantavirus patients from cruise ship MV Hondius as WHO-led containment measures intensified. The rare Andes virus outbreak has triggered isolation, air ambulance transfers and international surveillan
-
Rare Human-To-Human Spread Confirmed In Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Ship
A WHO update suggests rare human-to-human hantavirus transmission may have occurred on the cruise ship where an outbreak has left 3 dead so far. Risks to public health, however, still remains low.
-
Hantavirus Outbreak On Atlantic Cruise Ship Kills 3; Crew Members, Passengers Ill As Well
Three passengers who were cruising the Atlantic Ocean on the MV Hondius have died, with one other person on the trip now in hospital with...
