#Breaking: Scientists say #hantavirus genetic material was detected in a recovered patientโs sperm nearly 6 years after infection.
Researchers stress this does NOT prove people remain contagious for 6 years but it raises major questions about long-term persistence of the virus.
#outbreak #epidemic
๐จ BREAKING Over 1,500 Passengers and crew aboard the "Ambition" cruise ship, banned from disembarking in Bordeaux, France, "as a precautionary measure," due to 49 people with gastrointestinal sickness, and one passenger dead - his cause of death to be established โ BBC
Join our live update on #hantavirus with
๐ธ Ana Paula Coutinho Rehse, Technical Officer, Infection Prevention & Control, @WHO_Europe [from Copenhagen]
๐ธ Sara Barragan Montes, Technical Lead, Border Health and Points of Entry, WHO HQ , TODAY at 16.00 CEST [GMT+2]
It will be livestreamed on WHO's X, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube
๐จ 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 โmildโ before rapidly escalating.
Health agencies are urging the public not to ignore unusual respiratory illness. ๐ท
๐จ #Hantavirus cases are now being investigated across multiple countries after the MV Hondius #outbreak.
Officials say symptoms can take WEEKS to appear.๐จ
Most people still have no idea this is happening. ๐ท
Stay tuned ๐
๐จ 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 โmildโ before rapidly escalating.
Health agencies are urging the public not to ignore unusual respiratory illness. ๐ท