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WHO: Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak not start of pandemic

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The World Health Organization has stated that a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship is not the beginning of a pandemic. Eight cases have been reported, including three deaths, with five confirmed as hantavirus and three suspected. The WHO recommends active monitoring for 42 days for all disembarked passengers and crew, calculating from their last contact with an infected individual. The specific strain, Andes virus, has an incubation period of up to six weeks, suggesting more cases could emerge. AI

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  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    WHO Official: Recommend 42-day monitoring for people on epidemic-related cruise ships, public risk remains low

    5月10日，世界卫生组织流行病和大流行病防范与预防部门代理主任玛丽亚·范克尔克霍夫9日说，出现汉坦病毒疫情的“洪迪厄斯”号邮轮上人员即将被疏散，建议对所有下船的乘客和船员进行为期42天的主动监测和随访，目前公众面临的风险仍然低。范克尔克霍夫当天在一场汉坦病毒讨论会上说，42天的监测期应从他们最后一次接触确诊或疑似汉坦病毒感染病例开始计算。（新华社）

  2. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Spain reports new hantavirus case as outbreak grows to 11

    A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, Spain’s health ministry announced on Tuesday as the World Health Organization said it has now confirmed 11 cases, including three people from the cruise wh…

  3. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    WHO says cruise ship hantavirus outbreak ‘not the start of a pandemic’

    The World Health Organization insisted on Thursday that a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic did not mark the beginning of a Covid-like crisis. “This is not the start of an epidemic. This is not the start of a pandemic,” WHO epidemic and pandemic prepared…

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