3 passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship as new case is confirmed in Switzerland (www.nbcnews.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 06 May 12:15
https://lemmy.world/post/46502104

Authorities confirmed Wednesday that the Andes strain, which can be spread among people, was identified in passengers. A local leader meanwhile opposed allowing it to dock in Spain.

Three passengers were medically evacuated from the cruise ship at the the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak Wednesday, while a local leader opposed allowing the stricken vessel to dock in Spain.

As a new case was identified in Switzerland, authorities confirmed the outbreak involved the Andes strain, which can be spread among people.

A man who had traveled on the Hondius was being treated for hantavirus in the Swiss city of Zurich, the Swiss government said in a statement Wednesday. There was no threat to the wider population, it added.

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justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io on 06 May 13:24 next collapse

Hey, this is one of the first articles I have seen that mentions we already knew that a South American strain of hantavirus could spread human to human.

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca on 06 May 18:40 collapse

We learned fuck all from COVID-19. We actually got dumber.

Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world on 06 May 13:34 next collapse

At 35% mortality rate, it’s exceedingly unlikely to cause a pandemic. Still sucks for everyone affected, of course

CannonFodder@lemmy.world on 06 May 15:48 next collapse

Depends on how fast it works.

saimen@feddit.org on 06 May 15:53 next collapse

It’s probably what you mean but to be precise it depends on the intervall of being infectious until death (or rather until first symptoms)

bcgm3@lemmy.world on 06 May 17:06 collapse

Epidemiologist, or just good at Plague Inc?

Asidonhopo@lemmy.world on 06 May 18:58 collapse

I’m hearing infection and transmissibility occur 4-6 weeks before symptoms so that might change things

Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works on 06 May 23:01 collapse

2-8 week incubation period, so no. Totally feasible and terrifying.

alexquiniou@lemmy.zip on 07 May 02:08 next collapse

Oh common ! Another good news. Covid v2 is coming…

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world on 07 May 06:28 collapse

Wait I specifically had hantavirus outbreak on my bingo card