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SESPAS pide la creación definitiva de Agencia de Salud Pública, necesaria para crisis como la de hantavirus

At least one case of hantavirus had been confirmed on the ship, but an investigation is underway.

U.S. officials said late Sunday that one American among the 17 being flown to Nebraska tested positive for hantavirus but has no symptoms.

One of the 17 American passengers tested positive for the hantavirus, and another had mild symptoms, U.S. health officials said: (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

🚢 US begins repatriation of nationals from cruise ship after hantavirus outbreak 📌 17 American passengers evacuated from Spain's Tenerife via State Department-chartered flight 📌 Two passengers traveled in aircraft's biocontainment unit

🚨 Final evacuation flights set for hantavirus-hit cruise ship 📍A total of 54 people remained aboard the MV Hondius near Tenerife, Spain, including 6 passengers and 48 crew members from multiple countries ⚡The outbreak-linked vessel previously carried passengers from over 20

📍 All remaining passengers aboard MV Hondius cruise ship linked to hantavirus outbreak to be flown to Netherlands after Australia flight canceled, Spain says ✈️ Health Minister Monica Garcia says 54 people remain aboard after a planned Australian repatriation flight was

#BREAKING Samples from quarantined Italian man with suspected hantavirus symptoms sent to hospital, local media reports

📊 Passengers and crew from more than 25 countries were on board the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius 🦠 The Dutch expedition cruise ship carried 180 people during its South Atlantic voyage, with 4 confirmed infections and 3 deaths reported among passengers from several countries

📍 France says its strategic mask reserves can cover at least three months in case of an epidemic, amid hantavirus concerns ▶️ Production capacity could reach up to 3.5B masks per year, government says

World Health Organization (WHO) said that no new deaths from the cruise-ship-linked hantavirus outbreak have been reported since May 2, while the global public health risk remains low

📍 Cruise ship linked to Andean hantavirus outbreak arrives in the Netherlands for quarantine measures 🛳️ The Hondius docked in Rotterdam, where authorities launched quarantine and disinfection operations 🦠 Crew members placed in isolation as they may remain in quarantine

MV Hondius, a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, has docked in the Netherlands for disinfection

WHO to give update on hantavirus and Ebola after calling DR Congo outbreak an international emergency

BREAKING: A cruise ship hit by the deadly hantavirus outbreak arrives in the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put international health authorities on alert.

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination

The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius was due to dock in Rotterdam on May 18 for disinfection, with Dutch authorities preparing quarantine arrangements for the 25 crew members and two medical staff remaining on board

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius docks in Rotterdam

The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius has docked in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where authorities are preparing to quarantine the remaining crew and medical staff

🔊 ‘From a public health analogy, it's almost like getting a vaccine against … misinformation.’ @jriggers on how health officials are battling misinformation alongside the hantavirus outbreak