New Zealanders on cruise with hantavirus outbreak could face quarantine on return
Jaine said repatriation plans would include a thorough health assessment. He said it’s important to take all possible…
Canary Islands brace for arrival of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
A cruise ship with a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard is headed for Spain’s Canary Islands, where most of…
ICU Doctor Gives First-Hand Account of Treating Hantavirus
6 min read This week, headlines about a cluster of hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship have…
WHO downplays hantavirus risk as countries prepare to bring home cruise ship passengers
The Dutch-flagged vessel, which has around 150 people on board, is expected to arrive at the Spanish island…
Hantavirus: New Zealand passenger left virus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius after first death, another Kiwi still on board
The ship’s operator Oceanwide Expeditions said 120 guests were on board upon arrival in the island of Saint…
WHO chief tells AFP hantavirus outbreak not like start of Covid
While there had been “multiple meetings to coordinate our partners and to respond”, he said that so far…
UN health agency tracing over 80 people on flight taken by hantavirus victim
“Contact tracing for passengers on the flight has been initiated,” the WHO said. Airlink operates one flight a…
New Zealander on board cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was aware of one New Zealander on board the…
Hantavirus explained: What is the rat-borne illness at the centre of cruise ship outbreak?
Michael Baker, University of Otago Professor of Public Health, told the Herald that hantaviruses are a family of…
Hantavirus outbreak suspected in three deaths from cruise ship
A WHO spokesman said: “WHO is aware of the cases of severe acute respiratory illness on a cruise…
New structural insights pave way for hantavirus vaccines
Hantaviruses, transmitted from rodents to people, have a death rate approaching 40%. They’re found around the world, and…