CMO: Hantavirus Not a Threat to Barbados

CMO: Hantavirus not a threat to Barbados

Barbados is not at risk of a hantavirus outbreak, says Chief Medical Officer, Dr The Most Honourable Kenneth George.He gave the assurance that the Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to monitor the situation on board the Dutch vessel, MV Hondious, currently located in the central Atlantic with eight cases of hantavirus and reportedly three deaths.Hantavirus is an infectious disease transmitted by being in close contact with the urine, faec…

Northwest Infectious Disease Medical Director Discusses Hantavirus

Image MGNEVERETT, Wash. — There are 53 known species of Hantavirus.  And, Dr. Yuan-Po Tu, a medical director of infectious disease and outbreak response with Optum Health in Everett, Washington says the kind that people have encountered here in the Northwest is different. Health officials around the world are monitoring the outbreak of the Hantavirus, a deadly disease linked to rat droppings, urine and saliva found on a cruise ship that sailed i…