Concerns are growing in Tenerife as the MV Hondius cruise ship approaches following a hantavirus outbreak onboard. Spanish authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) have approved plans for passengers aboard the MV Hondius to disembark in Tenerife this weekend after several hantavirus cases were reported during the voyage. Three passengers were previously evacuated in…
Health authorities in Sokoto are battling to contain a growing meningitis outbreak after dozens of deaths were recorded across the state. The Sokoto State government has confirmed that 33 people have died following a meningitis outbreak that has spread across eight local government areas in the state. Officials said at least 256 suspected cases have…
The World Health Organization says the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship poses a low public health risk. The World Health Organization has said the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is not the beginning of another global pandemic, despite confirmed cases and deaths linked to the vessel. Speaking at a briefing…
Health officials in the US are monitoring cruise ship passengers after confirmed hantavirus cases aboard the MV Hondius rose to five. Authorities in Arizona and Georgia are monitoring several residents who recently returned from the cruise ship MV Hondius following a hantavirus outbreak linked to multiple deaths and illnesses onboard. According to health officials, none…
Regional leader questions why passengers cannot disembark in Cape Verde. The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has opposed plans for the virus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius to dock in Tenerife. He said it “does not make sense” for passengers to travel three more days from Cape Verde when they could be repatriated directly…
It starts like the flu. Then, very quickly, it can become something much more serious. You may have seen the headlines this week. A cruise ship stranded off the coast of Cape Verde. Three people dead. Passengers from 23 countries confined on board while health authorities scramble outside. The suspected cause: hantavirus — a name…
Confirmed cases raise alarm as health officials investigate rare virus spread onboard. Two cases of Hantavirus have been confirmed on the MV Hondius after three passengers died and another was left critically ill. The confirmed infections involve a Dutch woman who died and a 69-year-old British passenger now receiving intensive care in Johannesburg. The causes…
Rare virus sparks concern as possible transmission emerges in confined setting. Health experts say a reported cluster of Hantavirus cases on a cruise ship is highly unusual and potentially concerning. The virus is typically spread through contact with infected rodent droppings or urine, not between people. RELATED: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/hantavirus-infection/facts Specialists warn that the cruise ship environment…
By ALO360 Editorial Board Every April 25, the entire world reflects and dialogues on the challenges and health implications of malaria. This year’s theme, “Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can. Now We Must.” is not just aspirational. It is a direct challenge to countries like Nigeria, where the disease remains a daily killer despite…
The World Health Organization has approved the first malaria medicine specially made for newborn babies and infants. World Health Organization announced prequalification approval for artemether-lumefantrine, the first malaria treatment designed specifically for the youngest children. WHO said the approval confirms the medicine meets international standards for quality, safety, and effectiveness. Until now, infants were treated…
