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WHO head tells countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases

Health officials in Paris say French woman who contracted disease on MV Hondius is on ventilator in intensive care

The Guardian - UK

WHO chief says 'work not over' after hantavirus evacuation; urges caution

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the efforts to contain the hantavirus outbreak was not over after evacuations from a cruise ship. Ghebreyesus emphasised that there were no signs of a larger outbreak but cautions of rising cases due to the virus' long incubation period.…

The Economic Times

“We were spun out on meth at the time. I’d go to the rehearsal room, crank everything insanely loud and just jam”: Gary Holt and Lee Altus on why Exodus will never be a legacy thrash act –and the song that took 27 years

The Bay Area thrash stalwarts return with the face-ripping Goliath, an album that finds them with nothing to prove but Holt's still out for blood anyway

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Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship as outbreak grows to 11

Spain's health ministry says a Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus

The Independent UK

Hantavirus: Some passengers on board cruise were ‘facing mental breakdown’

So far, 11 hantavirus cases have been reported among people on the cruise, including three deaths.

Evening Standard

Iodine deficiency is creeping back. Vegans, vegetarians and pregnant women are most at risk

Iodine deficiency is often seen as a problem of the past, but this isn’t entirely true. During the 20th century, the iodisation of salt became one of the most effective public health interventions for preventing conditions caused by a lack of this mineral, including goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland)…

The Conversation

Who is the Deadly Hantavirus 'Patient Zero'? Leo Schilperoord's Passion for Birds May Have Cost Him His Life

Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord's passion for rare birds turned fatal after he and his wife reportedly contracted hantavirus during a landfill birdwatching trip in Argentina

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New Hantavirus Cases: Where Has the Virus Spread to? Map Shows Countries Affected by the MV Hondius Outbreak

A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has led to confirmed cases in Europe and the US, prompting a large-scale international health response.

International Business Times UK

Hantavirus latest: Health chief warns further cases linked to outbreak on cruise ship are expected

At least nine cases have been confirmed

The Independent UK

Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here’s why the ‘Andes virus’ won’t cause the next pandemic

For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked in Sydney in March 2020. Of the passengers and crew who disembarked, 575 had COVID. The virus then spread to the community.

The Conversation

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves Tenerife as WHO completes evacuation operation

The hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius has departed Tenerife for the Netherlands after passengers and crew were evacuated. The operation repatriated 94 individuals, with three deaths reported since the outbreak began nine days ago. Health officials emphasize the low risk to the public, as the virus rarely spreads person-to-person.

The Times of India

Hantavirus-hit vessel re-docks in the Canary Island due to bad weather during evacuation

The ship was bound for the Netherlands, where the repatriation of the 28 passengers is expected to be completed.

Euronews

Two more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus

Passengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the MV Hondius anchored in the Canary Islands. Personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks escorted the travellers from ship to shore in Tenerife, an effort that continued Monday.

The Economic Times

Hantavirus: What Retirees Need to Know Before Boarding a Cruise Ship This Summer

Are you planning to take a cruise this summer? Get the facts on the rare hantavirus outbreak and why experts say norovirus remains the bigger health threat for retirees.

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The Mary Sue

Trump says the hantavirus outbreak is ‘under control’ but the CDC’s emergency response tells a different story

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just classified the hantavirus outbreak as a “Level 3” emergency response, but the president says it’s already “under control.” That contradiction is raising eyebrows as health agencies scramble to contain the virus spreading among passengers of a Dutch cruise ship. The CDC activated…

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Hantavirus Travel Notice: The May 2 Cruise Advisory for Adults Over 60

Cruise vacations are supposed to feel relaxing, but a sudden international health alert tied to a luxury cruise ship has many older travelers paying closer...

Latin Times

Hantavirus Was Already in the U.S. Before the M/V Hondius Passengers Arrived: It Killed Gene Hackman's Wife

WHO officials identified the current strain involved as Andes virus, a variant found in South America that differs from the strain linked to Arakawa's death in New Mexico in 2025

MarketBeat

Alpha Tau Medical Shares Early REGAIN Data: 2 Complete Responses in Glioblastoma Study

Alpha Tau Medical (NASDAQ:DRTS) presented early clinical results from the first three patients treated in its REGAIN study of Alpha DaRT for recurrent glioblastoma, with company executives and clinical investigators describing initial tumor responses and safety observations from the pilot trial. Th

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The Times of India

WHO confirms 7 hantavirus cases related to cruise ship outbreak; 3 dead across 6 countries

Seven confirmed cases of the rare Andes hantavirus have now been linked to passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, as the outbreak spread across multiple countries and claimed three lives.

The Guardian - UK

Tell us: have you been affected by the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak?

If you have been affected by the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, we would like to hear from you

The Guardian - AU

Australians from hantavirus cruise ship to be quarantined near Perth for three weeks

Four Australian citizens and one permanent resident from the MV Hondius to fly home via Perth on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

‘It was either this or the pool’: hantavirus ship becomes latest Tenerife tourist attraction

The MV Hondius, the cruise ship hit by an outbreak of a virus that has left three dead, reached the Canary Islands on Sunday

The Times of India

US passenger evacuated from Hantavirus-hit cruise tests positive, shows no symptoms

A US passenger evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship has tested positive for the virus, American health officials confirmed on Sunday, with an update that he has not yet shown any symptoms.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Will the international effort to stop the further spread of hantavirus be successful?

In today’s newsletter: The outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship offers a stark reminder of how easily a deadly pathogen can hitch a ride across borders, and how fragile global preparedness remains

The Guardian - AU

Hantavirus: what happens to cruise ship passengers now and will they quarantine?

Up to 150 passengers and crew from hantavirus-hit MV Hondius start flying home aboard military and government planes from Spain’s Canary Islands

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