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Macron Declares Hantavirus 'Under Control' in France, Urges EU-Wide Standards
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Macron Declares Hantavirus 'Under Control' in France, Urges EU-Wide Standards

President Macron stated the hantavirus situation in France is 'under control' and urged EU countries to adopt the most demanding protocols.

Beatrice Romano ·
Hantavirus Expert: Known Strain Poses No Major Risk if Contained
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Hantavirus Expert: Known Strain Poses No Major Risk if Contained

Professor Luke O'Neill from Trinity College Dublin calls the hantavirus situation 'a bit scary' due to its mortality rate, but stresses it i

Elena Novak ·
Roche's Alzheimer's Blood Test Wins European Approval, Promises Faster Diagnosis
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Roche's Alzheimer's Blood Test Wins European Approval, Promises Faster Diagnosis

Roche's Elecsys pTau217 blood test has received CE Mark approval for use in Europe, enabling earlier Alzheimer's detection. The test measure

Elena Novak ·
Dutch Ornithologist Suspected as Hantavirus Patient Zero in Cruise Ship Outbreak
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Dutch Ornithologist Suspected as Hantavirus Patient Zero in Cruise Ship Outbreak

A Dutch ornithologist is suspected as the first case in a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. He and his wife died after the

Beatrice Romano ·
Ushuaia Officials Deny Landfill Link to Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship
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Ushuaia Officials Deny Landfill Link to Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship

Local officials in Ushuaia dismiss theories that a landfill was the source of the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Tierra

Elena Novak ·
Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius: What You Need to Know
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Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius: What You Need to Know

Nine cases of hantavirus have been confirmed from the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak. The virus, transmitted via rodents, poses very low ri

Beatrice Romano ·
Weekly Arts Engagement Linked to Slower Biological Aging, UCL Study Finds
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Weekly Arts Engagement Linked to Slower Biological Aging, UCL Study Finds

A new study from University College London shows that engaging in arts and cultural activities at least once a week is associated with 4% sl

Elena Novak ·
Spain and WHO Hail Hantavirus Cruise Evacuation as a Model of Solidarity
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Spain and WHO Hail Hantavirus Cruise Evacuation as a Model of Solidarity

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have declared the evacuation of the hantavirus-stri

Beatrice Romano ·
Twelve Dutch Hospital Workers Quarantined After Protocol Breach in Hantavirus Case
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Twelve Dutch Hospital Workers Quarantined After Protocol Breach in Hantavirus Case

Twelve hospital workers at Radboudumc in Nijmegen are in preventive quarantine after using standard instead of strict protocols when treatin

Elena Novak ·
Long-Hantavirus: Survivors Face Months of Lingering Symptoms
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Long-Hantavirus: Survivors Face Months of Lingering Symptoms

A study of 21 hantavirus survivors in Chile found all still had symptoms 3-6 months after hospital discharge. Fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, an

Beatrice Romano ·
Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship Forced to Dock in Canary Islands Due to Storm
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Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship Forced to Dock in Canary Islands Due to Storm

The MV Hondius cruise ship, hit by a hantavirus outbreak, was forced to re-dock in the port of Granadilla, Tenerife, on Monday evening due t

Elena Novak ·
Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers Return Home for Quarantine Across Europe
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Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers Return Home for Quarantine Across Europe

European passengers from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius have returned to their home countries. They face 42-day quarantines and medical

Beatrice Romano ·