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Three passengers have died and others are ill after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic,
prompting a WHO alert.
The rare rodent-borne virus can cause lethal lung or kidney syndromes,
with fatality rates up to 38% in some forms,
-- and has no specific cure.
#hantavirus

What is hantavirus, the disease that has killed 3 cruise ship passengers?
What is hantavirus and how did it kill three passengers on an Atlantic cruise ship? Discover how this rodent-linked virus spreads, the difference between its lung and kidney forms, fatality rates, symptoms, and what global health authorities are doing to contain the suspected outbreak.

Not good.
#WHO #hantavirus
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#hantavirus #outbreak #PublicHealth
Suspected cases should be taken to hospital in Cape Verde
International Health Regulations (IHR)
- mean member states have to assess and respond to health risks
- me…

Nicola Low (@nicolamlow.bsky.social)
🧪 #hantavirus #outbreak #PublicHealth Suspected cases should be taken to hospital in Cape Verde International Health Regulations (IHR) - mean member states have to assess and respond to health risks - mean that @who.int has to coordinate response https://www.who.int/health-topics/international-health-regulations/#tab=tab_1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]