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Ebola at the gates: Why India must not let its guard downIndia is enhancing its surveillance protocols following an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. One of two suspec...
Forget Hantavirus and Ebola, this deadly virus has killed over 500, mostly children, in India's neighbouring country. Check signs and symptomsA severe measles outbreak in Bangladesh has claimed over 500 lives, predominantly young children, with over 60,000 suspected cases reported...
Hantavirus scare a wake-up call: Why India must build its disease X defencesA recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship echoes past pandemic scares. Experts warn Disease X, a future unknown pathogen, is a near cer...
How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles awayA cruise ship outbreak was identified as hantavirus. South African experts rapidly investigated a passenger evacuated with pneumonia. Initi...
Hantavirus outbreak: How an African lab identified the deadly Andes strainA hantavirus scare aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde prompted a rapid scientific response, with researchers in Senegal quickly identifyin...
Ebola, hantavirus show world's risk preparedness lagging: Pandemic expertGlobal health crisis response has improved since Covid-19. However, a leading expert warns that awareness of pandemic risks remains low. Re...
Hantavirus-hit liner reaches Rotterdam, crew being quarantined and ship disinfectedThe MV Hondius arrived at Landtong, a narrow peninsula about 10 km long that is part of Rotterdam port and far from any urban centre. Sever...
India monitors Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda; preparedness measures strengthenedIndia is closely watching the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The nation is enhancing its surveillance...
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship set to reach Rotterdam port as final destinationThe cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by hantavirus, has docked in Rotterdam for disinfection. Remaining crew and medical staff will undergo quar...
Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaksDespite recent hantavirus and norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships, industry experts anticipate a record number of passengers this year. Man...
In the shadow of COVID, health officials fight panic over Hantavirus outbreakA hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has sparked public concern. Health officials are working to communicate clearly, drawing lessons fro...
How ‘Norovirus’ has trapped cruise passengers onboard just like HantavirusA British cruise ship, Ambition, faces a gastrointestinal illness outbreak. Over 1,700 passengers and crew are confined to the vessel in Bo...
WHO confirms eight cases of Andes hantavirus in outbreakA hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has infected eight people with the Andes virus. Three individuals have died. The Wo...
Hantavirus scientists were close to vaccine but ran out of moneyScientists in Chile developed antibodies that successfully neutralised the deadly Andes hantavirus in lab and animal studies, raising hopes...
French hantavirus patient is critically ill, on an artificial lung as total cases grow to 11A French woman is critically ill with hantavirus, requiring an artificial lung, as the cruise ship outbreak reaches 11 cases and three deat...
Two more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirusPassengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the MV Hondius anchored in the Canary Islands...
Is Hantavirus the next COVID-like threat? Experts explain the real risks & warning signs you should never ignoreHantavirus Outbreak: A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sparks Covid-19 comparisons. Experts clarify hantavirus is distinct, with limit...
US citizen tests positive for hantavirus: health departmentAn American citizen repatriated from a cruise ship hit by hantavirus has tested mildly positive. The passenger is in a biocontainment unit ...
Is Hantavirus spreading in Texas? Cruise Ship connected to Texas passengers sparks new fear about symptoms and human spreadA rare hantavirus outbreak connected to a cruise ship has sparked fresh concern across the United States, especially after health officials...
Hantavirus in India? Health Ministry activates precautionary surveillance measures; check what is Andes virus, signs, symptoms and prevention tipsHantavirus update: India has heightened surveillance for Hantavirus following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which reported eig...