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Many unknowns surround an 'unprecedented and worrying' hantavirus outbreak; WHO seeks to reassure public on pandemic risk
The Andes strain, which can be transmitted between humans via droplets of saliva, was identified on Wednesday through sequencing in three patients who had traveled aboard the MV Hondius, a cruise ship that was due to dock in the Canary Islands in the coming days. Here is an overview of the main questions raised by this outbreak.
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Hantavirus poses low risk to the public, WHO Europe says. What is the disease and where does it come from?
While three people have died of the disease on a cruise ship in the southern Atlantic, hantavirus presents a low risk to the public, the head of the World Health Organization…
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How a dream cruise turned into a health nightmare
Hantavirus is responsible for the death of at least one of the three MV Hondius passengers who died this past month. While another three people on board are showing symptoms of…
