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#EbolaOutbreak
The Core Problem:
The Bundibugyo Strain: No Vaccines or Treatments.
Delayed Detection: The virus spread undetected for three weeks following the first known community death on April 24.
Fatality Rate: high case-fatality rate ranging between 25% and 50%.
#EbolaOutbreak
Most of the cases have occurred in the Democratic Republic of #Congo, with at least 131 fatalities. There have been 516 suspected cases and 33 confirmed cases in Congo, and two confirmed cases in neighbouring #Uganda.
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BREAKING: Spain’s Health Ministry says a woman has tested negative for hantavirus after being exposed to an infected passenger on a flight.
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CDC has issued a health advisory on a multi-country hantavirus cluster tied to a cruise ship, saying the risk of broad spread in the U.S. is extremely low. The key issue now is rapid monitoring of exposed travelers. #HealthAlert #GlobalHealth
Source: CDC HAN advisory, May 9
CDC has issued a health advisory on a multi-country hantavirus cluster tied to a cruise ship, saying the risk of broad spread in the U.S. is extremely low. The key issue now is rapid monitoring of exposed travelers. #HealthAlert #GlobalHealth
Source: CDC HAN advisory, May 9
The MV Hondius outbreak is now a global health watchpoint: 8 cases, 3 deaths, and international repatriation plans underway. WHO says this is serious, but not another COVID-level event. #PublicHealth #Outbreak
Source: WHO Director-General message, May 9, 2026[who]
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The CDC continues to provide informational materials and clinical resources to public health agencies, laboratories, and healthcare professionals nationwide. View the hantavirus outbreak toolkit here: cdc.gov/hantavirus/toolkit/i…
A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius has prompted a multi-country response from WHO and CDC. WHO has assessed the public health risk as low, but is coordinating testing, evacuation, and monitoring across borders. #Epidemiology #GlobalHealth
Source: WHO briefing and CDC advis
WHO says 8 hantavirus cases and 3 deaths have now been linked to a cruise ship outbreak aboard the MV Hondius. Officials say the risk to the public remains low, but more cases may still appear. #GlobalHealth #Hantavirus
Source: WHO update
Dr Tedros:
- Hantavirus capability is different and limited to Coronavirus 2, and cannot cause a pandemic.
- Viruses do not care about politics, and they do not respect borders. The best immunity any of us has is solidarity. #Globalhealth #health for all
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The CDC issued this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to inform clinicians and health departments about the hantavirus disease cases caused by infection with Andes virus. The risk to the public's health in the United States is considered extremely low at this time. As a precaution, CDC is working to increase awareness of the outbreak among travelers, public health agencies, laboratories, and healthcare professionals nationwide. cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han0…
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May 3: The ship arrives in Cape Verde. WHO says it is reacting to a suspected hantavirus outbreak on the ship, which now has three other people who are ill. On May 6, it departs en route to the Canary Islands.
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May 7: The ship departs Cape Verde en route to the Canary Islands