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A salmonellosis outbreak affects about 90 students and teachers from a private school in Madrid

A outbreak of salmonellosis affects about 90 people among students and teachers of the Colegio Estudio Conde Orgaz, a private school located in the Madrid district of Hortaleza. According to sources from the Ministry of Health of the Community of Madrid, so far none of those affected have required hospitalization. The outbreak was declared late Tuesday June 16, after several...

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Improve Spanish with hantavirus: Health assures that it is almost asymptomatic

The health status of the only Spaniard confirmed with hantavirus after the outbreak detected on the cruise ship MV Hondius is improving favorably. The Minister of Health, Mónica García, assured this Friday that the patient is "almost asymptomatic," a clear improvement compared to the first days of the protocol activated...

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Outbreak of gastroenteritis on a cruise ship in France: what happens to the passengers and why is there talk of quarantine

A cholera outbreak detected on board a cruise ship docked in France has forced the activation of sanitary measures and has generated uncertainty about the situation of the passengers. The episode affects the Ambition, operated by Ambassador Cruise Line, which was subjected to restrictions and controls in the port of...

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Hantavirus in Spain: the latest on those affected, isolated, and under surveillance

The situation of Spanish citizens affected or under surveillance for the hantavirus outbreak associated with the MV Hondius cruise ship remains marked by close monitoring by health authorities, although the latest official report reduces the main focus to one confirmed case in Spain and the preventive monitoring of other identified...

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US monitors five people for hantavirus without having been on the MV Hondius

The health monitoring for the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius is no longer limited solely to passengers who traveled on the cruise ship. Health authorities in the United States are keeping five individuals under surveillance who were never on board the ship, but who may have been exposed...

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Hantavirus in Spain: these are all the cases under study and the confirmed ones

The hantavirus outbreak detected on the cruise ship MV Hondius has forced the activation in Spain of a broad health device for monitoring, isolation, and epidemiological surveillance. The Ministry of Health is keeping under control several cases linked to the ship and to people who were in contact with affected...

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The map of the MV Hondius evacuees: positives, quarantines, and global health surveillance

The international operation deployed after the arrival of the MV Hondius in Tenerife has already led to the evacuated passengers being distributed among different countries, where health authorities maintain controls, quarantines, and medical monitoring to watch for possible infections related to the hantavirus outbreak detected on the cruise ship. The situation...

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France confirms a new hantavirus positive among those repatriated from the MV Hondius

The hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship continues to add new cases under international surveillance. France has confirmed a new positive case among passengers repatriated from Tenerife after one of the five French citizens evacuated from the ship presented symptoms compatible with the disease during the flight...

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The clash between Clavijo and Health over the MV Hondius: from rats to the debate over the ship's mooring

The arrival of the MV Hondius in the Canary Islands after the outbreak of hantavirus detected on board caused a public clash between the Canary Government and the Ministry of Health in recent days. The differences appeared from the beginning of the operation and intensified after several statements by the...

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New hantavirus case in the US: what is known, country by country, about all cases linked to MV Hondius

The appearance of a new case of hantavirus in the United States has once again put the spotlight on the outbreak detected on the MV Hondius, the cruise ship investigated since early May by the World Health Organization (WHO). Although health organizations continue to insist that the risk to the...

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Civil Guard dies during the evacuation operation of the MV Hondius in Tenerife

The operation deployed in Tenerife to manage the evacuation of the MV Hondius has left one fatal victim among the members of the security device. A 62-year-old civil guard died this Sunday after suffering a heart attack while participating in the coordinated efforts at the port of Granadilla de Abona,...

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The cruise ship outbreak points to infections in enclosed spaces, but the WHO maintains the risk is low

The hantavirus outbreak detected on the cruise ship MV Hondius has opened new questions about the person-to-person transmission capacity of the Andes variant, one of the few strains associated with human infections in specific circumstances. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) maintains that the risk to the general population remains...

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United Kingdom reports a new suspected case of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius

British health authorities have reported a new suspected case of hantavirus related to the outbreak detected on the cruise ship MV Hondius. The information was released by Reuters, which directly quotes the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the public health body of the United Kingdom. According to the British agency, the...

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Hantavirus vaccine: what is known about developments in Asia and why there is no approved general immunization

The emergence of several cases of hantavirus linked to a cruise ship has reactivated searches about this disease and has caused a wave of alarmist messages on social media. Among the most repeated doubts is a specific question: whether or not there is a vaccine against this virus. The short answer...

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The hantavirus is not "another covid": what is really known about the virus being investigated by the WHO

The appearance of several cases of hantavirus linked to a cruise ship has triggered searches about this disease and caused a wave of alarmist messages on social networks. Comparisons with covid-19 and conspiracy theories have also reappeared, which health organizations and various experts are trying to debunk in recent hours. The...

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Hantavirus among people: the Andes strain can generate limited chains of contagion

The possibility of hantavirus contagion between people has once again taken center stage in the health debate following the outbreak detected on the cruise ship 'MV Hondius'. Although health organizations insist that this type of transmission is infrequent, various institutions and experts recall that there are documented cases associated with...

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Hantavirus: 9 questions and answers about the outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius heading to the Canary Islands

Finally, after several cross statements between the regional and state government and criticism of the Minister of Health, Mónica García, the cruise ship MV Hondius will arrive in the Canary Islands. Its arrival has activated a broad health operation coordinated by the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO),...

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A salmonellosis outbreak affects about 90 students and teachers from a private school in Madrid

Improve Spanish with hantavirus: Health assures that it is almost asymptomatic

Outbreak of gastroenteritis on a cruise ship in France: what happens to the passengers and why is there talk of quarantine

Hantavirus in Spain: the latest on those affected, isolated, and under surveillance

US monitors five people for hantavirus without having been on the MV Hondius

Hantavirus in Spain: these are all the cases under study and the confirmed ones

The map of the MV Hondius evacuees: positives, quarantines, and global health surveillance

France confirms a new hantavirus positive among those repatriated from the MV Hondius

The clash between Clavijo and Health over the MV Hondius: from rats to the debate over the ship's mooring

New hantavirus case in the US: what is known, country by country, about all cases linked to MV Hondius

Civil Guard dies during the evacuation operation of the MV Hondius in Tenerife

The cruise ship outbreak points to infections in enclosed spaces, but the WHO maintains the risk is low

United Kingdom reports a new suspected case of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius

Hantavirus vaccine: what is known about developments in Asia and why there is no approved general immunization

The hantavirus is not "another covid": what is really known about the virus being investigated by the WHO

Hantavirus among people: the Andes strain can generate limited chains of contagion

Hantavirus: 9 questions and answers about the outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius heading to the Canary Islands

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