hantavirus

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Epidemiology

  • viruses associated with the rodent subfamily Sigmodontinae.
  • On April 1, 2026, cruise ship MV Hondius left Ushuaia Argentina for the west coast of Africa enroute reported persons sickend with Hantavirus, sequenced to be of the Andes strain
    • 3 confirmed cases, 5 suspected cases. 3 persons died, 3 or 4 hospitalized[4]
    • a flight* from St. Helena to Johannesburg carried a symptomatic passenger[6]

* 4 12-5 hour flight

Pathology

Laboratory

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References

  1. ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
  2. ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 1144
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ARUP Consult: Hantavirus The Physician's Guide to Laboratory Test Selection & Interpretation https://www.arupconsult.com/content/hantavirus
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ronald I, Harvey L Hantavirus cruise ship heads for Spain's Canary Islands as officials race to trace victims' contacts. CNN. May 7, 2026 https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/05/africa/cruise-ship-hantavirus-who-intl
  5. ↑ Fiore K Some Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Are Back in the U.S. 26 passengers disembarked the ship at St. Helena on April 24. MedPage Today. May 6, 2026. updated May 7, 2026 https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/121146
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Fiore K Hantavirus Outbreak: 'Not the Next COVID' but Still Cause for Concern. Sick passenger's air travel could lead to "kindlings" around the world. MedPage Today. May 7, 2026
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