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WHO Investigates Potential Overdose Following Fatal Flight

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The cruise ship MV Honduras has reported multiple suspected Hantavirus infections, according to the World Health Organization. The broadcast mentioned that the virus can cause severe illness. Unlike Asian or American strains that primarily spread from rodents, this strain allows for person-to-person transmission. The flight involving a specific woman lasted four hours. The organization suggests patients may have been infected outside the vessel before transmission occurred among those in close contact. This follows the deaths of a Dutch couple, including a woman who died after a flight from Saint Helena to Johannesburg. The WHO is currently seeking more than 4,000 people for investigation purposes. The WHO is treating the incident as a possible overdose case. No specific individual names or flight numbers were provided in the report.

The cruise ship MV Honduras has reported multiple suspected Hantavirus infections, according to the World Health Organization. The broadcast mentioned that the virus can cause severe illness. Unlike Asian or American strains that primarily spread from rodents, this strain allows for person-to-person transmission. The flight involving a specific woman lasted four hours. The organization suggests patients may have been infected outside the vessel before transmission occurred among those in close contact. This follows the deaths of a Dutch couple, including a woman who died after a flight from Saint Helena to Johannesburg. The WHO is currently seeking more than 4,000 people for investigation purposes. The WHO is treating the incident as a possible overdose case. No specific individual names or flight numbers were provided in the report. The WHO has issued a call for information regarding the incident. The WHO is currently assessing the circumstances surrounding the incident. The World Health Organization believes the fatalities were caused by an overdose.

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Sources · 7 independent

Inforadio RBB

“Das Kreuzfahrtschiff MV Honduras, an dessen Bord mehrere mutmaßliche Infektionen mit dem Hanta-Virus aufgetreten sind, soll laut Weltgesundheitsorganisation vor den Kapverden Kurs auf die Kanaren nehmen.”

CNR Voice of China

“Hantavirus infections reported on MV Honduras.”

RFI Monde

“Un nouveau cas suspect a été détecté sur le bateau hier soir et depuis, l'OMS envisage la possibilité d'une transmission interhumaine.”

RFI Afrique

“Un nouveau cas suspect a été détecté sur le bateau hier soir et depuis, l'OMS envisage la possibilité d'une transmission interhumaine.”

CRI Huayu Global

“中国将力争2030年前实现炼大风,2060年前实现炼中和。世界社会要共同构建人与自然、生命共同体。人类应该以自然为根,尊重自然,顺应自然,保护自然。积极保护生物多样性,拯救绿色。”

hr-iNFO

“MV Honduras Kurs auf die Kanaren nimmt, soll ein Epidemiologenteam den Gesundheitszustand...”

CNR Voice of China

“The World Health Organization is investigating potential hantavirus transmission on a vessel.”

CNR Voice of China

“The broadcast also touched on traditional customs related to the plant and seasonal fish like knife fish and pufferfish.”

CRI Huayu Global

“在治疗咳嗽过程中,有以清热为主,清热去痰为主,有宣费止咳为主。”

Radio Gaucha

“Os dois mortos confirmados por hantavírus são um casal, é um homem de 70 anos, só o primeiro caso. Depois a esposa dele, uma mulher de 69 anos, morreu.”

RFI Afrique

“bateau hier soir et depuis, l'OMS envisage la possibilité d'une transmission interhumaine.”

RFI Monde

“hier soir et depuis, l'OMS envisage la possibilité d'une transmission interhumaine.”

RFI Afrique

“l'OMS envisage la possibilité d'une transmission interhumaine.”

RFI Monde

“l'OMS envisage la possibilité d'une transmission interhumaine.”

CNR Voice of China

“世界卫生组织正在调查汉坦病毒潜在的人际传播可能。”

Tokyo FM

“WHO Investigates Potential Hantavirus Transmission On Vessel”

CNR Voice of China

“他是叫新诺博病毒,是意大利的。那么在南美洲,就是像巴西、阿根廷、智利,他有另一个就是可以人传人这种安地斯病毒。”

BCC News Taiwan

“WHO Investigates Potential Human Transmission Of Hantavirus”

CNR Voice of China

“The World Health Organization is investigating the potential for human transmission of Hantavirus.”

CNR Voice of China

“他是叫新诺博病毒,是意大利的。那么在南美洲,就是像巴西、阿根廷、智利,他有另一个就是可以人传人这种安地斯病毒。就是他会人传人。”

CNR Voice of China

“The World Health Organization is investigating the potential human transmission of Hantavirus.”

RFI Afrique

“bateau hier soir et depuis, l'OMS envisage la possibilité d'une transmission interhumaine. L'heure est à la menace.”

RFI Monde

“hier soir et depuis, l'OMS envisage la possibilité d'une transmission interhumaine. L'organisation... diraient "l'heure est à la menace".”

CNR Economic Voice

“The Andes virus has demonstrated the capability of human transmission in South America. This virus can be transmitted between humans. The MV Honduras was held near Cabo Verde, and it departed Argentina in early April.”

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