Archived News
Past hantavirus news articles, archived from the homepage.
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Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists
The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.
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Trump Officials’ Strict Stand on Ebola Leaves Health Experts ‘Stunned’
Public health experts say the administration’s quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus.
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American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine
Two passengers from the cruise ship that had a hantavirus outbreak were blocked by the federal government from leaving the quarantine unit. One says she is being detained against her will.
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COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus
Some Americans seem to be extra-alarmed about Ebola and hantavirus in the wake of COVID-19. But public health experts say they don't expect another pandemic this time.
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Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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Follow-up message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response
A message from the Director-General of the World Health Organization expressing gratitude to the people of Tenerife for their solidarity and successful cooperation during the operation to safely disembark and care for over 120 passengers from 23 countries amid an outbreak of…
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How are countries responding to hantavirus?
The UK, US and EU are asking all citizens returning home from the virus-hit MV Hondius to self-isolate for about six weeks.
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Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response
To the people of Tenerife, My name is Tedros, and I serve as the Director-General of the World Health Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for global public health. It is not common for me to write directly to the people of a single community, but today I feel it…
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WHO’s response to hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, briefed media today on a cluster of hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship, the MV Hondius. Eight cases have been reported so far, including three deaths. Five of the 8 cases have been confirmed as hantavirus. The hantavirus…
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Hantavirus survivor says sickness was like 'hell on earth'
Two survivors who caught the hantavirus years earlier told the BBC they both felt lucky to be alive.