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In the Congo, over 6,000 cases and almost 3,000 deaths have been reported since the beginning of the current Ebola outbreak, and despite ongoing measures, containment of the virus is currently not in sight. (translated)

Kongo: Mehr als 6000 Ebolafälle – weiterhin kein Ende des Ausbruchs absehbar

A worker at a US government lab got bitten by a monkey carrying a deadly virus, and it turned out nobody knew what to do about it. Around the same time, someone from the same lab tried to smuggle outbreak samples into the country. https://t.co/AK7KaS6Vbt #VirusOutbreak #PublicHealth #LabSafety #US

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Reuters May 15

Health officials face the challenge of effectively communicating about a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship while addressing public fears and misconceptions, drawing lessons from previous COVID-19 communication missteps to provide clear, empathetic, and evidence-based information that reassures the public of the relatively low risk involved. #PublicHealth #VirusOutbreak #HealthCommunication #US #EU #AR #CL #JP #ES #IN #CA

Hantavirus outbreak tests post-COVID health communications playbook
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Reuters May 15

Health officials are navigating the challenge of effectively communicating about a hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship without inciting unnecessary panic, drawing lessons from past COVID-19 communication failures while reassuring the public that the health risks remain low. #PublicHealth #VirusOutbreak #Misinformation #US #EU #AR #CL #ES #JP #IN #MX

Hantavirus outbreak tests post-COVID health communications playbook
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Reuters May 15

Health officials are navigating the challenges of effectively communicating about a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship—reviving public anxiety similar to that experienced during COVID—by striving for clear, empathetic messaging that balances the seriousness of the situation with reassurances about low public risk and tackling misinformation. #PublicHealth #VirusOutbreak #Misinformation #US #EU #AR #CL #JP #ES #TN #IN

Hantavirus outbreak tests post-COVID health communications playbook
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Reuters May 15

Health officials are navigating the communication challenges surrounding a hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship, aiming to inform the public without inciting unnecessary panic, drawing lessons from past COVID-19 communication missteps. #PublicHealth #VirusOutbreak #Misinformation #US #AR #CL #ES #JP

Hantavirus outbreak tests post-COVID health communications playbook
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Reuters May 15

Health officials are grappling with the challenge of communicating about a hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship, aiming to provide clear and empathetic information to avoid inciting panic while emphasizing the event's seriousness despite the low public risk. #HealthCommunication #PublicHealth #VirusOutbreak #US #EU #AR #CL #ES #JP #IN

Hantavirus outbreak tests post-COVID health communications playbook

The article by David Wallace-Wells highlights the alarming emergence of hantavirus from a cruise ship, emphasizing the unpreparedness of global health authorities to manage even a small-scale outbreak, as they struggle to communicate effective containment measures and accurately assess transmission risks amidst lingering public health anxieties post-Covid. #PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness #VirusOutbreak #US #GB #IT #NL #AR

Opinion | What You Actually Need to Know About Hantavirus
BBC May 13

The World Health Organization has stated that, despite three deaths and confirmed hantavirus cases among passengers from the MV Hondius, there are no signs of a larger outbreak; efforts to contain the situation continue as those affected are being repatriated and treated. #PublicHealth #VirusOutbreak #TravelSafety #NL #DE #ES #GB #US #AU #ZA #AR #ST #TC

Twenty-two people set to be released from hospital after hantavirus isolation

LIVE - Hantavirus: Several contact cases identified, including one in Rennes and one in Marseille - The French woman hospitalized in Paris in serious condition and connected to an artificial lung #Hantavirus #virus #hospitalization (translated)

BBC May 13

Three people have died following a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, prompting WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to warn of potential further cases while announcing that repatriated passengers are receiving care after their stressful quarantine experience. #HealthCrisis #VirusOutbreak #CruiseShipNews #NL #DE #ES #GB

Ten more cruise passengers to be flown to UK for hantavirus monitoring
BBC May 13

Three people have died from a hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, prompting the World Health Organization to emphasize the ongoing need for containment efforts, while 87 passengers have been repatriated and are currently receiving care in the UK. #VirusOutbreak #CruiseShipSafety #PublicHealth #NL #DE #ES #GB #TN

Ten more cruise passengers to be flown to UK for hantavirus monitoring
BBC May 13

Three people have died from an outbreak of hantavirus on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, prompting the World Health Organization to warn that further cases could occur despite not indicating a larger outbreak, while 87 passengers have been repatriated to the UK, where they are undergoing isolation and care. #VirusOutbreak #CruiseShipNews #PublicHealth #NL #DE #ES #GB #TN

Ten more cruise passengers to be flown to UK for hantavirus monitoring
Léa Salamé May 12

Hantavirus: "Today, there is no treatment and there is no vaccine," declares Yasmine Belkaid, director... (translated)

BBC May 12

A hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius has resulted in the deaths of three individuals, including an elderly couple, prompting the World Health Organization to stress the ongoing need for containment efforts while repatriated passengers face mental distress after weeks onboard the vessel. #HealthCrisis #VirusOutbreak #CruiseShipIncident #NL #DE #ES #GB

Ten more cruise passengers to be flown to UK for hantavirus monitoring

RT @JamieBonkiewicz: So let me get this straight. They brought people exposed to a deadly virus to Omaha… just to let them leave quarantine… #Quarantine #VirusOutbreak #PublicHealth #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

Nicola Porro May 12

Basta una nave con un virus raro e tornano i televirologi, come il "servizio buono" della nonna, scrivono giustamente sul Foglio. Tutti gli esperti dicono che il contagio uomo-uomo è bassissimo, ma l’immaginario collettivo pandemico è ripartito immediatamente. #zuppadiporro https://t.co/UGzuJpYl9M #PandemicImagery #VirusOutbreak #MediaResponse

A virus or some other pathogen emerges somewhere in the world. The media goes into apocalyptic mode. The "experts" begin to predict disasters. Computer simulations forecast millions of deaths if the right circumstances occur. (translated)

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Reuters May 12

Two planes evacuated 28 passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which experienced a hantavirus outbreak, to the Netherlands, where a Dutch hospital quarantined 12 staff members as a precaution, following the admission of an infected passenger, while three individuals have died since the outbreak began. #VirusOutbreak #TravelSafety #PublicHealth #NL #DE #FR #ES

Planes with hantavirus cruise passengers land in the Netherlands; hospital quarantines 12

Numerous countries are repatriating citizens from the MV Hondius cruise ship, where three passengers died from a hantavirus outbreak, with around 150 passengers and crew either returned home or in the process of doing so, including 17 Americans flown back to Nebraska and various others from countries such as Canada, India, and the Philippines under quarantine measures. #VirusOutbreak #Repatriation #GlobalHealth #US #NL #ES #CA #GT #IN #JP #PH #SG #BE #UK #FR #DE #IE #ME #PT #TR #UA #AU #NZ

Lista de países de los pasajeros del crucero con un brote de hantavirus