The sole American cruise ship passenger who had tested positive for hantavirus and was being held in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has now tested negative. thedailybeast.com/passenger-on-r…
Much of the global mortality remains invisible.
Of the estimated 61 million deaths worldwide in 2023:
- Only around 21 million were reported to WHO with cause-of-death information.
- And just 12 million reported deaths included sufficient data for public health analysis.
Without stronger death and cause-of-death registration systems, countries are left navigating health challenges without a clear picture of what people are dying from.
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Jake Rosmarin, a travel content creator who was onboard the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, describes the conditions from the quarantine facility in Nebraska where he and 15 others are being monitored.
The cruise ship passenger who tested positive for hantavirus speaks exclusively with @ErinBurnett about what life has been like inside the biocontainment unit.
If it were true, all the Joe Rogan manosphere men would immediately want a lockdown and wear N95 masks. 💡But wanna know what is true… hantavirus RNA can persistent in human semen for 9 months after infection…
A 2024 systematic review in The Lancet Microbe analyzed viral persistence in semen across many viruses. Andes virus is a notable exception with documented long-term RNA presence of 278 days—plus the Andes hantavirus is documented to be sexually transmissible.
📅 Currently, no cases of hantavirus have been confirmed in people who were not on board the MV Hondius, so there is no evidence that the virus has spread beyond the confines of the ship.
But one physician-scientist estimates that generation-three cases – involving anyone who contracts the infection from the holidaymakers – should start showing up around May 19.
Read more from Sarah Knapton here ⤵️
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🚨 BREAKING: Officials say new suspected #Hantavirus cases are being reviewed after multiple people reported severe flu-like symptoms tied to recent exposure events.
Early symptoms can look “mild” before rapidly escalating.
Health agencies are urging the public not to ignore unusual respiratory illness. 😷
First suspected 'generation three' hantavirus case as Italian who 'sat alongside' woman on Dutch KLM flight before she died develops symptoms - amid fears virus has MUTATED trib.al/kgCjEH0
Harvard Professor @j_g_allen says past hantavirus outbreaks did not require “prolonged close contact”: “One person passed it to another person at a birthday party simply by passing by and saying hello.”
As the number of hantavirus cases linked to a luxury cruise ship continues to rise, health officials are now tracking 18 people across 10 U.S. states. At least one American who has tested positive remains in biocontainment. @VictorOquendo has the latest. abcnews.link/xiTS2Wb
The 15 Americans from the cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak who are being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are not showing symptoms, and no new cases have been reported, according to health officials. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.
Update on #hantavirus:
As of 12 May, 12h00 CEST, a total of 11 cases, including 3 deaths, have been reported. Nine of the 11 cases are confirmed, and the other 2 are probable. All are among passengers or crew on the ship.
We expect more cases given the dynamics of spread on a ship and the virus’ incubation period.
At the moment, there is no sign that we are seeing the start of a larger outbreak.
Passengers and crew are being followed up in their countries, where WHO recommends a 42-day quarantine at home or in a facility starting from day of departure from the ship.
WHO Technical Note for the disembarkation & onward management of MV Hondius passengers & crew bit.ly/4u1BT5I
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta gives insight on how hantavirus spreads through "close contact." According to the World Health Organization, that is defined as contact "for 15 minutes within about two meters."
Drug hunters have searched for years for a treatment for hantavirus, which caused an outbreak on a cruise ship that global public-health officials are now racing to contain.
Here is what we know about hantavirus drugs and vaccines in development: 🔗 on.wsj.com/3P1TyLD