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5 days agoThe CDC Fired All Its Cruise Ship Inspectors Before the Hantavirus Outbreak
According to CBS News reporting back in April 2025, all full-time employees working on the VSP were fired, including the epidemiologist that led the CDC's outbreak response on cruise ships. Only a smaller group of twelve US Public Health Service officers stayed on board. And just a single epidemiologist, who was still in the early stages of their training, remained in the VSP team to investigate outbreaks at the time of reporting.
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fromThe Atlantic
5 days agoWhat Happened on the Hantavirus Cruise, According to a Doctor on Board
A cruise ship carrying 150 people experienced an outbreak of Andes virus hantavirus, resulting in at least eight suspected or confirmed cases and three deaths, with person-to-person transmission occurring in the close quarters.
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6 days agoWhat Travelers Should Know About the Hantavirus, According to Medical Experts
Hantavirus infections on a cruise ship likely originated from rodent contact in Argentina before boarding, with Spanish authorities conducting epidemiological investigation and repatriation upon docking in the Canary Islands.
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5 days ago3 Canadians isolating in Ontario, Quebec after hantavirus ship outbreak | CBC News
Three Canadians connected to a hantavirus-infected cruise ship are isolating at home in Ontario and Quebec, while four others remain on the vessel heading to the Canary Islands for disembarkation.
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fromCN Traveller
6 days agoWhat Travelers Should Know About the Hantavirus, According to Medical Experts
Hantavirus infections on a cruise ship likely originated from rodent contact in Argentina before boarding, with Spanish authorities conducting epidemiological investigation and repatriation upon docking in the Canary Islands.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
6 days agoHow was hantavirus transmitted? A visual explanation of the MV Hondius' outbreak
A hantavirus outbreak began when an infected Dutch passenger boarded an expedition ship in Argentina, spreading to his wife and another passenger, with cases confirmed only after disembarkation and hospitalization in South Africa.
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6 days agoHantavirus Cruise' Passenger Speaks for First Time After Filming Captain's Odd' Death Announcement
A cruise ship passenger died from hantavirus, but the captain initially told guests the death posed no infectious risk, leaving passengers unaware of the actual health threat for 12 days.
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1 week agoHantavirus: WHO assesses public health risk as low
Prior to boarding the ship, the first two cases had traveled to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay on a bird-watching trip which included visits to sites where the species of rat that's known to carry hantavirus was present. He added that the WHO is trying to track the movement of the couple.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
6 days agoCruise ship passengers trace the origin of the hantavirus outbreak: It's being said here that it may have been the Dutch couple'
The hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius involved eight infected individuals and was likely transmitted person-to-person through the Andes Strain variant, rather than through environmental exposure to rodent droppings.
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1 week agoHantavirus: American CDC says risk to public 'very low'
Our CDC team began coordinating with domestic and international partners as soon as we were notified of a hantavirus situation. We understand that people are concerned and looking for information and that is why we provided clear, written health guidance to the American passengers through the State Department. The safety and health of the affected American travelers is our number one goal.
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