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The contacts of the hantavirus outbreak from MV Hondius leave Gómez Ulla after testing negative

The twelve people who remained under surveillance as contacts of hantavirus cases linked to the ship MV Hondius have already left the Central Defense Hospital Gómez Ulla, in Madrid, after testing negative in the last PCR performed this Saturday. According to the Ministry of Health, all of them were asymptomatic and in good general condition. After being discharged, they have already...

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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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Are Spaniards on board the MV Hondius obligated to quarantine? This is what the law says

The management of the arrival in the Canary Islands of the cruise ship MV Hondius, on which a hantavirus outbreak has been declared, has generated discrepancies even within the Spanish Government itself. And these have to do with the obligation, or not, for Spanish passengers (who are asymptomatic) to undergo...

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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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The hantavirus cruise points to the Canary Islands after Cape Verde's veto

The cruise ship affected by a possible hantavirus outbreak, with three confirmed deaths, now has Canary Islands as one of the main options on the table after Cape Verde's refusal to allow its docking. The Spanish alternative is being evaluated by the shipping company and health authorities, in coordination with...

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Hantavirus: three dead on a cruise ship due to a possible outbreak that the WHO is already investigating

A possible hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that departed from Argentina has left three dead and several affected, in an episode that is already being investigated by the World Health Organization. The case has activated international health protocols due to the appearance of a rare but potentially serious disease. The...

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Epidemic outbreaks

The contacts of the hantavirus outbreak from MV Hondius leave Gómez Ulla after testing negative

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

Are Spaniards on board the MV Hondius obligated to quarantine? This is what the law says

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

The hantavirus cruise points to the Canary Islands after Cape Verde's veto

Hantavirus: three dead on a cruise ship due to a possible outbreak that the WHO is already investigating

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