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Argentina Hantavirus Cases Nearly Double

By BPN News Desk
Argentina has reported a sharp rise in hantavirus infections, with cases nearly doubling over the past year amid growing concern over climate-linked changes in rodent populations. The increase comes as global attention remains focused on a separate cruise ship outbreak connected to travel from South America. Argentina Hantavirus Cases Rise Sharply Health data from
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WHO Says Hantavirus Is Not Like Covid

By BPN News Desk
The World Health Organization has said the current hantavirus outbreak should not be compared with Covid-19 or influenza, stressing that the virus spreads very differently. The clarification comes after concerns rose over a recent outbreak linked to a cruise ship, where the Andes strain of hantavirus was reported. WHO Clarifies Hantavirus Transmission Risk WHO officials
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Two Indians On Ship Hit By Hantavirus Outbreak

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Two Indians were among 149 people aboard a luxury expedition cruise ship stranded in the Atlantic Ocean after a deadly hantavirus outbreak killed three passengers and left several others infected or suspected to be infected. Health authorities have started international contact tracing as some travellers had already returned home by flight. Two Indians Aboard MV […]
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Hantavirus Cases To Be Evacuated From Ship

By BPN News Desk
Two seriously ill crew members from the MV Hondius cruise ship will be evacuated for urgent medical care after a suspected hantavirus outbreak linked to three deaths triggered an international health response. Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Ship The MV Hondius has been under medical scrutiny after suspected hantavirus infections were linked to the deaths of […]