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Hantavirus: Scientists head to western Argentina to trace outbreak source
Hantavirus: Argentina expands probe to trace outbreak source June 6, 2026Argentina is expanding its investigation into the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak in April to the western province of Mendoza, the Health Ministry said on Friday. Hantavirus is a rare rodent-borne illness that has multiple strains of varying severity. The outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius is linked to the Andes hantavirus strain, endemic to parts of Argentina and Chile, though not in Mendoza.
Two Singapore residents who were on hantavirus-hit cruise ship complete quarantine
Two Singapore residents who were on hantavirus-hit cruise ship complete quarantine “Both of them are well, and have tested negative for hantavirus, including the Andes virus, before release from quarantine,” said the Communicable Diseases Agency. The two Singapore residents who were on board the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius have been released from quarantine after testing negative. The Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) on Sunday (Jun 7) said the men completed their quarantine on...
Scientists retrace steps of Dutch tourists as Argentina expands hantavirus probe
Scientists testing rodents for hantavirus in Argentina’s famous wine region of Mendoza after cruise ship outbreak Argentina is expanding its investigation into a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship - Bookmark Argentine authorities have expanded their investigation into a rare hantavirus outbreak that struck an Atlantic cruise ship, dispatching scientists to the western province of Mendoza to trap and test rodents. This move comes as laboratory results are still awaited from Ushuaia, the...
Four key checks before infamous hantavirus cruise ship MV Hondius was allowed to finally return to sea
Four key checks before infamous hantavirus cruise ship MV Hondius was allowed to finally return to sea The MV Hondius is set to sail again and will take new passengers in just a few days' time after completing a deep decontamination programme following a deadly hantavirus outbreak A cruise ship which sparked a global health crisis after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus has been cleared to set sail again after a deep clean. Three people died and another 10 were infected after the rat-borne...
MV Hondius is cleared to sail again just weeks after hantavirus outbreak and huge disinfection
MV Hondius is cleared to sail again just weeks after hantavirus outbreak and huge disinfection MV Hondius sparked a global health crisis earlier this month after 13 confirmed cases of hantavirus were linked to the cruise outbreak with three deaths, but the ship is set to sail again in a matter of weeks The cruise ship at the centre of a deadly outbreak of hantavirus has been cleared to sail again, Oceanwide Expeditions has confirmed. MV Hondius sparked a global health crisis earlier this...
Commentary: The most concerning outbreak right now isn’t Ebola or hantavirus
Commentary: The most concerning outbreak right now isn’t Ebola or hantavirus Despite being the leading cause of vaccine-preventable child deaths worldwide, measles doesn’t garner much attention, says Hsu Li Yang of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. SINGAPORE: Two rare and deadly infectious diseases drew significant international coverage and public attention in May: the Andes hantavirus on board the cruise ship MV Hondius and the Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic...
Detection and genomic characterisation of a novel hantavirus in Australian dolphins
We report the detection of a novel hantavirus in the lung tissue of two diseased Australian dolphins with histopathological changes. Phylogenetic analysis placed this virus within the genus Mobatvirus. This highlights the ability of hantaviruses to infect non-terrestrial mammals and the potential role of marine mammals as one health sentinels.
Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue
Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue Andrew Zinin Lead Editor When a rare but deadly rodent-borne virus struck passengers on a cruise ship and seemed to be spreading, there were no treatments for those who fell ill and no vaccines to protect others. That was the case even though it wasn't a novel germ that the world had never seen before, like the virus that caused the coronavirus pandemic.
State trooper guards and daily fever checks: Some hantavirus cruise passengers go home
Five of the 18 U.S. cruise ship passengers quarantined in Nebraska went home Monday, halfway through their quarantine after being exposed to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson said. The five passengers were permitted to leave under the condition that they stay home — no quick runs for takeout or trips to the grocery store — for the second half of the virus’s full 42-day quarantine period, set to end on June 22. The CDC said all of the...
Evacuation begins of hantavirus ship
A complex repatriation of passengers on board the cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has begun, with more than 90 of the 150 people on board disembarking on Sunday. Most of those who have left the MV Hondius have been repatriated to their home countries on specially chartered flights, while Spanish health workers and the World Health Organization continue the evacuation operation in Tenerife. Three people have died in the outbreak.Also: a landmark trial begins in Syria...