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- Hantavirus in India? Health Ministry activates precautionary surveillance measures; check what is Andes virus, signs, symptoms and prevention tips
- Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Spain's Canary IslandsA cruise ship carrying passengers with a hantavirus outbreak has arrived in Spain's Canary Islands. Most of the nearly 150 people on board ...10 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
- Rare but ruthless: How Hantavirus strikes fast, and should you be concernedA rare hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has drawn global attention after multiple infections and three reported deaths prompted ...08 May, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
- Two Indians part of crew of luxury cruise ship that reported hantavirus outbreakA hantavirus outbreak has been reported on the Dutch vessel MV Hondius, with five confirmed cases and three deaths, including two Indian na...08 May, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
- Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak: What is Andes strain? Symptoms, mortality rate, treatment, vaccines and all details you need to knowHantavirus Andes strain update: A deadly Andes strain hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship has resulted in three deaths...07 May, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
- WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreakThree passengers died from hantavirus after a cruise. The World Health Organization believes the outbreak will be limited if precautions ar...07 May, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
- Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and diseaseSoaring tourism to Antarctica, driven by climate change fears, raises concerns about contamination and damage to the fragile ecosystem. A r...07 May, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
- Hantavirus outbreak, death rate, contagious, incubation period: Is Hantavirus the Next Covid? Expert raises 'serious' warningHantavirus cruise ship's itinerary included stops across the South Atlantic, including mainland Antarctica and the remote islands of South ...07 May, 2026, 06.48 AM IST
- Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Spain after permission granted to dock in Canary IslandsA luxury cruise ship, the MV Hondius, is en route to Spain's Canary Islands after a deadly hantavirus outbreak, which has claimed at least ...06 May, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
- Dengue, monkeypox, abnormal Covid-19 vaccine coverage: Health threats which are in store in 2024New health threats are plaguing 2024, with the emergence of the JN. 1 coronavirus strain, mosquito carrier diseases, monkeypox, as well as ...02 Jan, 2024, 10.12 PM IST
- WHO says China still underreports COVID deaths despite providing more dataChina is still heavily underreporting deaths although it is providing more information on its COVID-19 outbreak, the World Health Organizat...11 Jan, 2023, 09.10 PM IST
- New Omicron strain first seen in India in May: WHOWHO said so far less than 200 sequences are available from about 14 countries, and many of these are from India.13 Jul, 2022, 12.48 AM IST
- BA.2 variant of Omicron is no more severe than original strain, says WHOBased on a sample of people from various countries, "we are not seeing a difference in severity of BA.1 compared to BA.2," Maria Van Kerkho...23 Feb, 2022, 12.52 PM IST
- Omicron variant no more severe than original strain: WHOBased on a sample of people from various countries, "we are not seeing a difference in severity of BA.1 compared to BA.2," Maria Van Kerkho...22 Feb, 2022, 11.09 PM IST
- Still too soon to say if Omicron more transmissible than Delta: WHO"We have not seen this variant circulate for long enough in populations around the world, certainly in vulnerable populations," said the WH...22 Dec, 2021, 09.47 PM IST
- COVID-19 vaccines less effective against Delta variant, says WHOThe WHO expert added that the "constellation of mutations" in coronavirus variants could lead to vaccines becoming ineffective.21 Jun, 2021, 11.13 PM IST
- WHO says more COVID variants certain to be found, but 'we know what to do'"I would like fear (of variants) to be turned into something productive, something of strength," Maria van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead for...14 May, 2021, 07.19 PM IST
- WHO classifies B.1.617 variant as being of global concern"We classify it as a variant of concern at a global level," Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead on COVID-19, told a briefing. "There is ...12 May, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
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