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Argentina Expands Hantavirus Probe, Sending Teams To Trap And Test Rats In Mendoza
Argentine authorities said biologists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were joining the mission next week in Mendoza.
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Hantavirus Search Expands To Second Province In Argentina
Argentina will expand its search for hantavirus-carrying rodents to western Mendoza province as part of an investigation into a deadly cruise ship outbreak in April...
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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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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 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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Quarantined Spaniard Tests Positive For Hantavirus
A Spaniard placed under quarantine after partaking in a cruise hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested positive, the Spanish ministry of health said on Monday.
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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 To Ebola: Why Are Infectious Disease Outbreaks Rising Rapidly In 2026?
Experts say rising outbreaks of hantavirus, Ebola, and other zoonotic diseases in 2026 are being fuelled by climate change, deforestation, rapid urbanisation, wildlife disruption, and global travel, increasing the risk of animal-to-human viral spillo
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From Medieval Plague Ships To Hantavirus: How Outbreaks At Sea Helped Shape The International Public Health System
Each new port of call where passengers can explore for a few days is an opportunity for germs to embark and once they do, they encounter a highly efficient setting for hopping from host to host.
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Can Passengers Sue MV Hondius Cruise Ship Over The Hantavirus Outbreak?
Passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have limited legal recourse, though the ship's operator could still be liable if it behaved
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Is Hantavirus Mutating To Become More Contagious? US Experts Say No
European and US health experts say the hantavirus linked to the deadly MV Hondius cruise outbreak shows no evidence of mutating to become more contagious. Officials continue monitoring passengers worldwide as investigations into transmission continue
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Hantavirus Outbreak: Cruise Ship Passenger Adjusts To Quarantine In US
When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be his home for 35 days as he traveled across the South Atlantic.
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Argentina Expands Hantavirus Probe, Sending Teams To Trap And Test Rats In Mendoza
Argentine authorities said biologists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were joining the mission next week in Mendoza.
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Hantavirus Search Expands To Second Province In Argentina
Argentina will expand its search for hantavirus-carrying rodents to western Mendoza province as part of an investigation into a deadly cruise ship outbreak in April...
-
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.
-
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 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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Quarantined Spaniard Tests Positive For Hantavirus
A Spaniard placed under quarantine after partaking in a cruise hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested positive, the Spanish ministry of health said on Monday.
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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...
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Hantavirus To Ebola: Why Are Infectious Disease Outbreaks Rising Rapidly In 2026?
Experts say rising outbreaks of hantavirus, Ebola, and other zoonotic diseases in 2026 are being fuelled by climate change, deforestation, rapid urbanisation, wildlife disruption, and global travel, increasing the risk of animal-to-human viral spillo
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From Medieval Plague Ships To Hantavirus: How Outbreaks At Sea Helped Shape The International Public Health System
Each new port of call where passengers can explore for a few days is an opportunity for germs to embark and once they do, they encounter a highly efficient setting for hopping from host to host.
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Can Passengers Sue MV Hondius Cruise Ship Over The Hantavirus Outbreak?
Passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have limited legal recourse, though the ship's operator could still be liable if it behaved
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Is Hantavirus Mutating To Become More Contagious? US Experts Say No
European and US health experts say the hantavirus linked to the deadly MV Hondius cruise outbreak shows no evidence of mutating to become more contagious. Officials continue monitoring passengers worldwide as investigations into transmission continue
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Hantavirus Outbreak: Cruise Ship Passenger Adjusts To Quarantine In US
When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be his home for 35 days as he traveled across the South Atlantic.
