All passengers on hantavirus-hit ship considered high-risk contacts, EU health agency says - Reuters
All passengers on hantavirus-hit ship considered high-risk contacts, EU health agency says Reuters
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"While this is a serious incident, WHO assesses the public health risk as low."
— Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Executive
"the most important thing is not to create panic"
— Giulia Gallo , Academic
"We classify everybody on board as what we call a high-risk contact."
— Maria Van Kerkhove , Academic
"the most important thing is not to create panic as the transmission rate for the virus is very low."
— Giulia Gallo , Academic
"We do know that some of the cases had very close contact with each other and certainly human-to-human transmission can’t be ruled out so as a precaution this is what we are assuming."
— Dr. Maria Van Kerhove , Academic
"The risk to the general public is low. This is not a virus that spreads like flu or like COVID."
— Dr. Maria Van Kerhove , Academic
""We classify everybody on board as what we call a high-risk contact.""
— Maria Van Kerkhove , Academic
""Active monitoring and follow-up of all the passengers and crew who disembark for a 42-day period was recommended.""
— Maria Van Kerkhove , Academic
"the incident is serious but the public health risk remains low."
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Executive
"the outbreak is not the start of a pandemic and not COVID."
— Maria Van Kerkhove , Academic
Key People
Betsy Arakawa was the wife of actor Gene Hackman.
Mother of a 14-year-old boy who died from hantavirus.
Father of Rodrigo Morinigo, who expressed grief over his son's death.
Dr. Maria Van Kerhove is the WHO’s director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention.
Director-general of the World Health Organization.
Gene Hackman was an American actor renowned for his roles in various iconic films.
Postdoctoral Scientist in the Viral Glycoproteins Group at The Pirbright Institute.
The WHO’s epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention director.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of the World Health Organization.
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Health authorities are monitoring passengers who disembarked from the MV Hondius cruise ship after a hantavirus outbreak resulted in three deaths, with efforts focused on contact tracing and containment.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified all individuals aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship as 'high-risk' contacts following a hantavirus outbreak, advising active monitoring for 42 days.
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the Dutch expedition cruise ship MV Hondius has resulted in three passenger deaths and at least seven reported cases, prompting strict isolation and hygiene protocols as the ship remains off Cape Verde.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified all individuals aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship as 'high-risk' contacts and recommended active monitoring for 42 days. The ship is en route to Tenerife, Spain, after a hantavirus outbreak resulted in three fatalities.
The World Health Organization has classified all individuals aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship as 'high-risk' contacts and recommended active monitoring for 42 days. The ship is en route to Tenerife, Spain, after a hantavirus outbreak resulted in three fatalities.
The World Health Organization has classified all individuals aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship as 'high-risk' contacts and recommended active monitoring for 42 days. The ship is en route to Tenerife, Spain, after a hantavirus outbreak resulted in three fatalities.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has classified all passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship as high-risk contacts due to a hantavirus outbreak, with repatriation and quarantine measures being implemented.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is coordinating with multiple countries to respond to a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, emphasizing low public health risk and ongoing investigations.
Public health officials across multiple countries are conducting extensive contact tracing in response to a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that has resulted in three deaths and five confirmed cases, despite the virus's typical limited human-to-human transmission.
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