EU mobilized in hours: coordination during hantavirus outbreak
The EU activated the EWRS system on the day of hantavirus notification. The Health Security Committee coordinated evacuation, repatriation, and testing.
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Operational updates on hantavirus activity and related signals.
Evacuation begins in Tenerife after hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius
Passengers and crew began leaving the ship in Tenerife. WHO recommends a 42-day quarantine.
OpenItalian Contacts Under Observation After Hantavirus Cruise Ship Outbreak
A 24-year-old man from the province of Naples is the Campanian citizen identified as a contact of a confirmed Andes Hantavirus infection case.
OpenRare Hantavirus Outbreak Sparks Fears of Global Person-to-Person Pandemic
A deadly cruise ship outbreak was linked to Andes hantavirus — a rodent-borne disease that can cause severe lung and kidney illness in humans.
OpenCDC Says Low Risk of Major Hantavirus Outbreak Despite Cruise Ship Deaths
CDC assures Americans the risk remains extremely low after three deaths on a cruise ship linked to Andes strain.
OpenHantavirus Cruise Passengers Will Disembark Sunday — Latest Updates
Passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship will be evacuated on Sunday. WHO chief will personally observe the operation in Tenerife.
OpenUS to Evacuate Passengers From Hantavirus Cruise Ship as WHO Chief Travels to Quarantine Island
Seventeen Americans among 150 to be evacuated from MV Hondius after hantavirus outbreak; WHO chief heads to Canary Islands.
OpenCDC: No Mandatory Quarantine for US Passengers From Hantavirus Cruise Ship — Just Self-Monitoring
American passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship will not be quarantined. Instead, they will be asked to self-monitor for symptoms.
OpenThailand tightens hantavirus screening
Thailand tightens borders but no cases reported
OpenNetherlands: 6-week quarantine after outbreak
Hondius passengers under 6-week home quarantine
OpenCDC meets Americans on hantavirus ship
CDC sends team to meet American passengers
OpenHantavirus in Spain: 3 dead
New cases linked to Hondius cruise ship
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