The Hantavirus Outbreak Is over, WHO Declares
WHO said the outbreak was contained after 13 cases and three deaths, with more than 650 contacts monitored across 33 countries and territories.
- World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Thursday that the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak is officially over after killing three people and sickening 13 others aboard the cruise ship.
- Health officials confirmed the outbreak involved the Andes virus, the only hantavirus strain capable of human-to-human transmission, which sparked international concern after passengers were exposed during the voyage.
- Hokkaido University Specially Appointed Professor Hiroaki Kariwa noted hantaviruses evolved alongside rodents over long periods, and researchers are "gradually filling in the gaps" regarding viral lineages that became pathogenic to humans.
- During quarantine, Angela Perryman, 47, described her Nebraska facility experience as being held "hostage" while officials debated her 11-day isolation conditions, reflecting broader passenger frustrations with strict protocols.
- With no signs of a larger outbreak, Ghebreyesus stated the risk to the general population remains "low." Experts continue monitoring the virus's evolution, noting hantavirus cases are often linked to rodent exposure.
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The WHO says there are no new cases of infection linked to the MV Hondius ship. The outbreak has sickened 13 people and killed three.
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W.H.O. Declares Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Over
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) announced on Thursday that the outbreak of the rodent-spread hantavirus believed to have begun in April on the cruise ship M/V Hondius had finally concluded. The post W.H.O. Declares Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Over appeared first on Breitbart.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced the end of the hantavirus epidemic that has affected passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius, an outbreak that has caused 13 diseases and 3 deaths.
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