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\u2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship after the last identified contact of an exposed person completed quarantine and tested negative for the virus.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus provided the latest on current global challenges on July 2.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 The outbreak, which infected 13 people and killed three, involved the Andes virus, a rare hantavirus strain that typically circulates in Argentina and Chile.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 The cruise ship, MV Hondius, set off from Argentina on April 1.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The first alert came from the United Kingdom, which notified WHO under International Health Regulations (IHR) on May 2 of the outbreak after passengers aboard the vessel developed severe respiratory illness during the trip from Argentina to Cabo Verde.<\/p>\n

Key facts on hantavirus:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 Hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses carried by rodents and are usually transmitted to humans through contact with infected animals or their urine, saliva or droppings.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Infection may also occur, although less commonly, through rodent bites.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Activities that involve contact with rodents such as cleaning enclosed or poorly ventilated spaces, farming, forestry work and sleeping in rodent-infested dwellings increase exposure risk.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Hantaviruses belong to the family Hantaviridae, within the order Bunyavirales.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Each hantavirus is typically associated with a specific rodent reservoir species, in which the virus causes long\u2011term infection without apparent illness.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Although many hantavirus species have been identified worldwide, only a limited number are known to cause human disease.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Worldwide, it is estimated that from 10,000 to over 100,000 infections occur each year, with the largest burden in Asia and Europe.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Andes strain, found in parts of Latin America, is the only known hantavirus capable of limited human-to-human transmission.<\/p>\n

\u2022 When it occurs, transmission between people has been associated with close and prolonged contact, particularly among household members or intimate partners, and appears most likely during the early phase of illness, when the virus is more transmissible.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Hantavirus found in the Western Hemisphere can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). The most common hantavirus that causes HPS in the US is spread by the deer mouse.<\/p>\n

\u2022 HPS is a severe and potentially deadly disease that affects the lungs. It can be deadly. About 38 per cent of people who develop respiratory symptoms may die from the disease.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a group of clinically similar illnesses caused by hantaviruses found mostly in Europe and Asia. However, Seoul virus, a type of hantavirus that causes HFRS, is found worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u2022 HFRS is a severe and sometimes deadly disease that affects the kidneys.<\/p>\n

\u2022 There is no specific treatment for hantavirus infection. Patients should receive supportive care, including rest, hydration, and treatment of symptoms.\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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