Social Media Ideas for Andes Virus

Is Andes hantavirus sexually transmitted?

A number of posts on social media have suggested that Andes hantavirus, which most recently caused an outbreak on the MV Hondius, is sexually transmitted. These claims are based on...

Argentina amplía a otra provincia el estudio de roedores por hantavirus

El brote de hantavirus, un virus poco común para el que no existe tratamiento o vacuna específica, ha causado 13 contagios y tres muertes, según la OMS. The post Argentina amplía a...

France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses

PARIS — France’s Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship and found that it matched viruses alre...

Hantavirus, Andes Virus, and the Cruise Ship Outbreak: A Quick Review for Veterinary Teams

In this VETgirl blog, Dr. Katherine Brannick discusses what veterinary teams need to know about the Hantavirus, Andes Virus and recent cruise ship outbreak. While risks to the publ...

Stopping an outbreak: hantavirus on the MV Hondius

Although an estimated two-thirds of international travelers will develop a travel-related illness, most fevers and respiratory symptoms have self-limiting causes. A notable excepti...

This small rodent is at the center of theories about the hantavirus outbreak

The long-tailed pygmy rice rat is the primary host for Andes virus, the type of hantavirus responsible for sickening passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship

Un equipo científico prueba un spray nasal para prevenir el hantavirus: lo que se sabe

Los ensayos preliminares realizados en el laboratorio del Instituto Malbrán, en Argentina, demostraron que un compuesto a base de algas rojas es capaz de bloquear la cepa Andes de...

UTMB Researchers Pioneer Single-Dose Vaccine Advancements Against Andes Hantavirus Strain

In a groundbreaking development published in the esteemed journal The Lancet, researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) have announced the creation of novel mRNA...

Operativo en Ushuaia termina sin capturas del roedor asociado al hantavirus

En esa ciudad se desplegó durante cuatro días un operativo de vigilancia epidemiológica y ambiental llevado adelante por miembros del Ministerio de Salud de Tierra del Fuego y espe...

Canadian cruise passenger confirmed positive for hantavirus

MONTREAL — A Canadian who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes hantavirus, public health officials said Sunday. The patient was one of four Canad...

Hantavirus One-Shot mRNA Vaccine Fully Protects in Syrian Hamster Model

Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch developed a single-dose mRNA vaccine that provided complete protection against the deadly Andes hantavirus infection in animal...

Argentina’s ‘end of the world’ outpost fears the hantavirus will chill tourism

USHUAIA, ARGENTINA — Travellers hoping to catch a glimpse of Magellanic penguins and humpback whales have journeyed in greater numbers every year to Ushuaia, the main Antarctic cru...

S. African scientists got early tip about hantavirus

JOHANNESBURG — When South African infectious disease specialist Lucille Blumberg checked her email on the morning of May 1, while the country was celebrating the Labor Day holiday,...

Netherlands says no Andes virus infections detected among cruise ship arrivals

All 27 individuals who arrived in Rotterdam aboard the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius have tested negative for the Andes virus, the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Spo...

Venezuela descarta presencia del virus del Ébola en las Américas

Where does hantavirus lurk in the U.S.? Scientists found ‘hot spots' in surprising areas

A recent suspected hantavirus case in Illinois is a stark reminder that the potentially deadly virus does exist in the U.S. There are currently no cases of hantavirus in the U.S...

Argentinië breidt onderzoek naar oorsprong hantavirus op cruiseschip Hondius uit

Arizona Officials Warn Of 'Sin Nombre' Strain Of Hantavirus After Resident Dies -- DETAILS

Hantavirus has taken the life of someone in Arizona. The Mohave County Department of Public Health revealed on Monday that a Kingman, Arizona, resident has passed away due to Hanta...

Hantavirus case confirmed in Mohave County

Authorities noted the type of hantavirus found in Arizona is known as Sin Nombre, which is carried primarily by deer mice and historicially has been associated with cases in Arizon...

Spanish citizen evacuated from MV Hondius cruise ship tests positive for hantavirus

Spain’s Ministry of Health said Monday that a Spanish national, who was evacuated from MV Hondius and is isolating at a hospital in Madrid, has tested positive of hantavirus.

Hantavirus found in shocking number of Pacific Northwest rodents

These critters were carrying the Sin Nombre variant of hantavirus, which can be spread from rodents to humans but not from one person to another

Argentina Traps Rats in Search for Source of Hantavirus Outbreak

Health officials in Argentina trapped hundreds of rats near the town of Ushuaia, hoping to determine the origins of the hantavirus outbreak. The post Argentina Traps Rats in Search...

Deadly MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak Is Over, W.H.O. Says

The rodent-borne virus, which sickened passengers on the MV Hondius, killed three people, led to a race to find its origin and a global health alert.

Where does hantavirus lurk in the U.S.? Scientists found ‘hot spots' in surprising areas

A recent suspected hantavirus case in Illinois is a stark reminder that the potentially deadly virus does exist in the U.S. There are currently no cases of hantavirus in the U.S...