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Medical Xpress

90-Second Read: Hantavirus on small cruise ship may have been spread by human contact

May 10, 10:00 AM EDT

The deaths of three people aboard a small cruise ship during a suspected outbreak of Hantavirus demonstrate the potential deadliness of the rodent-borne illness. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: The deaths of three people aboard a small cruise ship during a suspected outbreak of Hantavirus demonstrate the potential deadliness of the rodent-borne illness. The Hantavirus cluster on the MV Hondius cruise ship is suspected to also be a rare case of human-to-human transmission. Once somebody gets sick, once somebody comes in contact with Hantavirus, they can develop severe illness fairly quickly," said Neil Maniar, director of Northeastern's master of public health program. Caused by contact with urine, feces or saliva from certain species of rats or mice, Hantavirus occurs across the globe, says the.

The Guardian

90-Second Read: Cruise ship hit by Hantavirus arrives in Tenerife to evacuate passengers

May 10, 4:09 AM EDT

They were each being screened for Hantavirus, which can cause flu-like symptoms leading to respiratory arrest and death in some cases. The 19 passengers and three crew from the UK were to be flown from Tenerife to Merseyside for hospital quarantine at Arrowe Park hospital in Wirral. However, the director general of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was asked at a press conference in Tenerife late on Saturday night whether allowing passengers to travel all over the world and relying on them to self-isolate with no oversight could cause further outbreaks. Spanish citizens were to be the first to disembark, with Spain's health minister, Mónica García, confirming their plane was ready to take off when the passengers arrived. On Monday, a Dutch refuelling plane would pick up any passengers.

The Guardian

90-Second Read: Hantavirus is not easily spread, but is global heating upping our exposure?

May 10, 12:00 AM EDT

Argentina is used to dealing with Hantavirus," said Dr Roberto Debbag, an infectious disease specialist and vice-president of the Latin American Society of Vaccinology, noting that the country made reporting Hantavirus infections mandatory after the 1996 cases. Global climate change is altering everything, and that could also lead to Hantavirus cases emerging in places where they had not previously occurred. Nevertheless, the WHO has said the risk of Hantavirus to the general population is "absolutely low", noting that person-to-person transmission does not occur easily. These cases are being recalled after three people died from the virus on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius that departed from Argentina bound for Cape Verde. Tests on passengers who survived also confirmed they were infected with the Andes strain, the only strain in which.

KGW

90-Second Read: All 17 Americans aboard Hantavirus cruise ship will quarantine in Nebraska. Here's why.

May 9, 3:20 PM EDT

Seventeen Americans evacuated from a cruise ship linked to a deadly Hantavirus outbreak will be quarantined and monitored in Nebraska, officials said. The Americans were aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been linked to an outbreak of the rare Andes strain of Hantavirus. It was later used in 2020 to quarantine evacuees from Wuhan, China, and passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Three people connected to the outbreak have died, and several passengers who left the ship have tested positive for the virus. The World Health Organization has said the overall public health risk remains low, but the Andes strain is notable because it can spread person-to-person in rare cases involving close contact.

Democrat and Chronicle

90-Second Read: NJ residents monitored after possible Hantavirus exposure. What to know in NY

May 9, 12:27 PM EDT

Two New Jersey residents may have been exposed to a person infected with Hantavirus linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, where a rare outbreak has killed three people, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. As of Friday, there also were no confirmed cases of Hantavirus in New York and no reports of New Yorkers being monitored for exposure. As of Friday afternoon, May 8, there were no confirmed Hantavirus cases in New York and no reports of New Yorkers being monitored for exposure. The New Jersey residents were not passengers on the cruise ship, and the potential exposure occurred during air travel abroad," the health department said in a news release Friday, May 8. As of Thursday, five people had confirmed Hantavirus cases and three others were.

France 24

90-Second Read: European nations dispatch planes to evacuate citizens from Hantavirus-hit cruise ship

May 9, 12:01 PM EDT

Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens aboard the Tenerife-bound cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak, Spain 's interior minister said ⁠in Madrid on Saturday. The luxury cruise ship MV Hondius left for Spain on Wednesday from the coast of Cape Verde after the WHO and European Union asked the country to manage the evacuation of passengers onboard after the Hantavirus outbreak was detected. Read more French couple on Hantavirus cruise ship says 'no panic onboard' Hantavirus is usually spread by rodents but can in rare cases be transmitted person-to-person. The European Union is sending two further planes for remaining European citizens, Fernando Grande-Marlaska added. The US and UK have confirmed planes and contingency plans were being arranged for non-EU citizens.

USA Today

90-Second Read: ‘We’re not just headlines’: Passengers on Hantavirus cruise ship speak

May 8, 8:57 PM EDT

With additional doctors now aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship and those with suspected or confirmed cases of Hantavirus evacuated, passenger Kasem Ibn Hattuta said he's feeling reassured. On May 3, the World Health Organization reported a Hantavirus outbreak aboard an expedition cruise operated by the Netherlands-based Oceanwide Expeditions. The WHO stresses the "limited" nature of the Hantavirus outbreak, adding that the public health risk is low. Everyone is keeping high spirit, people are smiling and taking the situation calmly." Some passengers are reportedly venturing out to the outer decks for walks and bird watching, he continued. On the morning of April 12, passengers were called to the launch area for an announcement of the Dutch passenger's death by the captain, which "was unusual" for the cruise's typical schedule, said.

NBC News

90-Second Read: 17 American passengers aboard Hantavirus-hit cruise ship will quarantine in Nebraska

May 8, 6:55 PM EDT

The 17 passengers will be received at the National Quarantine Unit, a secured facility on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha, said Dr. Cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said Friday that none of the passengers who remain aboard the Hondius have tested positive for Hantavirus or are showing symptoms. The WHO and health officials in numerous countries have stressed that the risk of the outbreak spreading to wider populations is low and that Hantavirus is only transmitted through close personal contact, unlike airborne diseases such as Covid-19. A team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet the American passengers there, an agency official confirmed to NBC News. Six cases of the Andes Hantavirus have been confirmed and two cases are probable, the World Health Organization.

KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi

90-Second Read: Two Houston residents among those exposed during Atlantic cruise ship Hantavirus incident

May 8, 3:18 PM EDT

Houston health officials have implemented safety protocols for first responders handling any service calls involving the two passengers, who are currently monitoring themselves for symptoms. Two Texas residents who were passengers on the MV Hondius ship at the center of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak have been identified as Houston residents, according to city personnel, according to NBC News station KPRC. The confirmation comes as health officials worldwide continue tracking passengers who may have been exposed to the rare but potentially fatal virus during what has become an international health emergency. At least eight confirmed cases have been linked to the outbreak, including three deaths, according to the World Health Organization. The precautionary measures reflect the serious nature of the Andes strain of Hantavirus identified in this outbreak, which can spread.