Venezuela Confirms 3 Hantavirus-Related Deaths
Venezuela’s socialist regime on Tuesday confirmed the death of three unidentified individuals who contracted Hantavirus in the eastern state of Anzoátegui.
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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.
Australia Extends Hantavirus Quarantine for Cruise Ship Passengers
Australian Health Minister Mark Butler said on Thursday that the quarantine period for passengers from the Hondius, the cruise ship that was afflicted by a hantavirus outbreak in April, will be extended from June 5 to June 23.
Saudi Arabia Prepares to Welcome 1.5 Million for Hajj amid Ebola, Iran Fears
The government of Saudi Arabia reassured visitors on Friday that it is prepared to screen for and otherwise address any public health threats during the upcoming Hajj season, responding to growing international concern about the spread of Ebola and hantavirus.
Argentina Traps Rats in Search for Source of Hantavirus Outbreak
Health officials in Argentina trapped hundreds of rats near the town of Ushuaia, hoping to determine the origins of the hantavirus outbreak.
Officials: Canadian Becomes First Positive Hantavirus Case in North America After Cruise Ship Outbreak
A Canadian is the first person in North America to have tested positive for the hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak, authorities said.
‘Patient Zero’: How the Hantavirus Outbreak Began with a Bird-Watcher on a Landfill
“Patient Zero” for the hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has been identified as 70-year old Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, a passenger who made the fateful decision to go birdwatching at a landfill near the resort town of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
China Blocks Taiwan from World Health Assembly amid Hantavirus Concerns
China’s foreign affairs arms gloated on Monday about Beijing’s successful attempt to block the democratic nation of Taiwan from participating in next week’s World Health Assembly (WHA).
Cruise Hantavirus Infections Total 11, W.H.O. Says Cases Will Rise, but Outbreak Under Control
The World Health Organization reports two new hantavirus infections linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, bringing the total up to 11.
Spain Disputes U.S. Count of Hantavirus Cases From Cruise Ship
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) and Spanish health officials on Monday updated their tally of hantavirus cases linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius to seven confirmed cases and two reported infections under investigation.
Passengers Start Disembarking From Hantavirus Cruise Ship in Spain’s Canary Islands
Passengers started disembarking on Sunday from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, hours after arriving there as evacuation plans got underway.
PHOTO: ‘Patient Zero’ Who Died in Hantavirus Outbreak Had Visited Rat-Infested Argentine Landfill in ‘the City at the End of the World’
A man from a village in the Netherlands who died during the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has been identified.
Spain Prepares for Evacuations as Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Heads for Canary Islands
Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations.
CDC: Risk of Cruise Ship Hantavirus Spreading to U.S. Public Is ‘Low’
The CDC has classified the hantavirus outbreak from a Dutch cruise ship as “Level 3” – the lowest level of emergency activation in the agency’s hierarchy of responses.
Remote Southern Island, Singapore Test for Hantavirus as Cruise Ship Nightmare Continues
A new potential hantavirus case is under investigation on the remote island of Tristan da Cunha as contract tracing from the outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius continues.
Former Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passenger Speaks from Hospital: ‘I’m Doing OK’
Sky News on Thursday spoke with Martin Antsee, a former police officer who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius during the deadly hantavirus outbreak. Antsee was airlifted to the Netherlands for treatment, and remains in isolation.
Hantavirus Ship En Route to Spain, Asymptomatic Passengers Will Fly Home, Madrid to Quarantine Nationals in Military Hospital
Those with symptomatic cases are being directly evacuated by air to isolation units in hospitals for specialized care.
W.H.O.: Hantavirus on Cruise Ship Can Transmit Among Humans
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) confirmed on Wednesday morning the Hantavirus outbreak onboard Dutch cruise ship Hondius is the rare Andes strain of the virus, endemic in Argentina and known to be transmissible between humans.
Three Passengers Dead After Outbreak of Hantavirus, Disease Spread by Rodents, on Cruise Ship Baffles Experts
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) said on Monday that the risk to the general public was “low” from the outbreak of deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship currently isolated off the coast of West Africa.
What is Hantavirus, the Infection That Killed Gene Hackman’s Wife, Betsy Arakawa?
Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus infection, officials in New Mexico announced Friday.
