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Doctor who helped on hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves isolation
American doctor Stephen Kornfeld, who helped care for sick passengers during the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak, was the only American sent to Nebraska’s high-security biocontainment unit after an inconclusive test result.
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Scientists race to develop hantavirus vaccine for new strain
A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has raised fears over emerging viruses with no cure or vaccine. The UK government had already commissioned researchers to develop what could become the world’s first hantavirus vaccine
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Are hantavirus cases spreading? French woman in critical condition
The French passenger with hantavirus is in critical condition in a hospital in Paris. The WHO says there is currently no sign of a larger outbreak, though more cases may still emerge given the virus's long incubation period.
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Expert says hantavirus poses no risk 'as long as we contain it'
Professor Luke O'Neill, from Trinity College Dublin, acknowledges the virus situation is "a bit scary" given the mortality rate. But he asks authorities to "reassure" people about its low danger, as it is a known strain of hantavirus, the Andes variant, and it has "not changed".
Hantavirus is a rare but potentially serious virus transmitted to humans through contact with infected rodents; stay up to date with the latest news, outbreaks and developments.