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Hantavirus Outbreak: Bath Scientists Working on Vaccine
- Off the coast of Cape Verde, the Dutch-flagged Hondius is dealing with a suspected hantavirus outbreak that has caused seven suspected cases, including three deaths.
- Global health authorities have identified the suspected outbreak, which may be transmitting between passengers on the vessel, while maintaining that the risk to global health remains low.
- Operator Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed that three people will be evacuated to the Netherlands, including two requiring urgent care and one associated with a guest who died on May 2.
- Spain's government initially permitted the ship to dock in Tenerife on Wednesday, but the leader of the Canary Islands blocked the vessel from docking.
- The World Health Organization is conducting detailed investigations, including extensive laboratory testing and epidemiological studies, to understand the virus's spread.
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Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius: Former Officer Airlifted as Health Officials Monitor Growing Concerns
A former police officer who was aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius during a deadly hantavirus outbreak says he is recovering but remains in ... The post Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius: Former Officer Airlifted as Health Officials Monitor Growing Concerns first appeared on [your]NEWS.
'I'm a doctor, this is what people need to know about Hantavirus'
An outbreak of hantavirus linked to an expedition in Argentina has affected those on board the MV Hondius cruise ship. Three people have died, and another three were airlifted to hospital yesterday
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