Hantavirus-struck cruise ship to continue to Spain after patients evacuated
The Spanish health minister said the ship will arrive at Granadilla “within three days”.
Hantavirus-struck cruise ship to continue to Spain after patients evacuated
The Spanish health minister said the ship will arrive at Granadilla “within three days”.
Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands after 3 are evacuated
The U.N. health agency says two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated from a cruise ship, now headed for the Canary Islands, on Wednesday.
Three dead on Atlantic cruise ship in suspected Hantavirus outbreak, says WHO
Three people have died aboard a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic after an outbreak that includes a confirmed case of hantavirus, the World Health Organization said Sunday, raising concerns about a rare…
Three patients evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde
Three patients were evacuated from a cruise ship off Cape Verde on Wednesday amid a hantavirus outbreak, as a new case was confirmed in Switzerland.
Canary Islands rejects cruise ship docking plan amid hantavirus outbreak concerns
The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has rejected the Spanish government’s decision to dock the cruise ship infected with hantavirus outbreak in the islands. In an interview...
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
Three patients with suspected hantavirus infections were being evacuated from a cruise ship to the Netherlands on Wednesday, the U.N. health agency said. The vessel at the center of a deadly outbreak
Hantavirus strain capable of human transmission found in cruise ship passengers
The cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak and which is stuck of the coast of Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on board was waiting Wednesday to head to Spain’s Canary Islands. Meanwhile, health authorities in South Africa and Switzerland identified a strain of the virus…
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to arrive in Canary Islands in 'three to four days'
Two critically ill crew members from the MV Hondius will be evacuated via Cape Verde to the Netherlands after a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has killed three. The quarantined vessel, anchored off…
WHO confirms new cruise ship hantavirus case, passenger hospitalised in Zurich
Swiss authorities confirmed a hantavirus case in an MV Hondius passenger admitted to a Zurich hospital. The detection expands the linked caseload and sharpens concern after three passenger deaths.
Explainer-What is the hantavirus that killed three cruise ship passengers?
May 6 - Three people have died in an outbreak of hantavirus aboard a luxury cruise ship, with another five confirmed or suspected cases reported, but the World Health Organization has said the wider threat to public health remains low. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
Two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated Wednesday from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak, the U.N. health agency said. The ship departed Cape Verde wi
Kiwi aboard cruise ship with deadly hantavirus outbreak hasn't requested consular help
The outbreak on the MV Hondius has killed three people.
Canadian officials to meet cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak when it docks at Spanish port
Government officials will be on hand in Spain’s Canary Islands to meet Canadians when they disembark a cruise ship that is at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Three passengers suspected to be infected were flown to the Netherlands on Wednesday from the MV Hondius, as around 150 passengers -including four Canadians – still […]
Canadian officials to meet cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak when it docks at Spanish port
Government officials will be on hand in Spain’s Canary Islands to meet Canadians when they disembark a cruise ship that is at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Three passengers suspected to be infected were flown to the Netherlands on Wednesday from the MV Hondius, as around 150 passengers -including four Canadians – still […]
Cape Verde prepares to help virus-hit cruise ship, Canary Islands oppose docking
Cape Verde says it's getting ready to offer further medical assistance to the Dutch cruise ship moored off its coast as it battles a suspected outbreak of hantavirus. The Canary Islands on Wednesday rejected a Spanish proposal to allow the boat to dock there, citing public health concerns.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to sail to Spain; rare Andes strain confirmed
A limited spread among close contacts has been observed in some previous outbreaks with the Andes strain. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Two cases of hantavirus which spreads human-to-human linked to ship, South Africa says
Other strains of hantavirus are commonly transmitted to humans through contact with infected rodents. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Cruise ship waiting for help off Cape Verde amid suspected deadly hantavirus outbreak
A Dutch cruise ship carrying 149 people of 23 nationalities is awaiting urgent assistance off Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak left three passengers dead and others seriously ill. Health…
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads to Spain to dock in Canary Islands
A luxury cruise ship that ​has been hit by an outbreak of the deadly hantavirus was preparing to travel from Cape Verde towards Europe on Wednesday after the Spanish government gave permission for it to dock in the Canary Islands. Sarah Morris has more.
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