Tag: hantavirus
UK Health Security Agency Publishes New Hantavirus Transmission Parameters for Public Health Response
UK Health Security Agency releases comprehensive guidance on hantavirus human-to-human transmission parameters. New protocols standardize outbreak response and contact tracing…
WOAH Issues First Global Statement on Hantavirus as Zoonotic Disease Threat
The World Organisation for Animal Health issues its first comprehensive statement on hantavirus, providing surveillance guidance to 180+ member countries.…
UK Health Security Agency Issues Updated Hantavirus Guidance as Rare Disease Remains Critical Health Concern
UK Health Security Agency updates hantavirus guidance, emphasising continued surveillance for rare but potentially fatal viral infections with case fatality…
Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Infects 15 on Antarctic Cruise Ship
Fifteen people contracted Andes hantavirus during an Antarctic cruise, marking the first documented outbreak of this South American pathogen in…
Travel Bans Show Limited Effectiveness Against Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks, WHO Analysis Reveals
New WHO analysis reveals travel bans show limited effectiveness against Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks, with 12 countries imposing restrictions despite…
World ‘Moving Backwards’ on Pandemic Preparedness as Disease Outbreaks Surge, GPMB Warns
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board warns that infectious disease outbreaks are becoming deadlier and more frequent while the world moves…