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The World Health Organization confirmed multiple Andes virus infections linked to passengers of the MV Hondius, with 11 reported cases and three deaths as…
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The World Health Organization confirmed multiple Andes virus infections linked to passengers of the MV Hondius, with 11 reported cases and three deaths as…

The outbreak is believed to have begun before departure from Argentina, where hantavirus is endemic, with possible onboard transmission under investigation.


A large-scale evacuation of nearly 150 passengers from a cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak in Spain’s Canary Islands is nearing completion, with…
Vital oxygen supplies and other medical aid were air-dropped almost simultaneously.

The World Health Organization warns that more hantavirus cases may emerge after an outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship killed three passengers, though…





A hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius has led to evacuations and hospitalizations across Europe and Africa, with the Swiss health ministry…

A 70-year-old passenger died on board while his 69-year-old wife died in a Johannesburg hospital.

‘We need to train our health workers to be good enough to be exported, but we must also find ways to retain them and make them stay.’

As of 24 October, most health facilities in the region were upgraded to code ‘Blue’ Alert Level in anticipation of STS ‘Kristine.’




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