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@glynmoody@mastodon.social · 6 hours ago

World Health Organization expects more #hantavirus cases but doesn’t ‘anticipate large epidemic’ - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/07/ukraine-russia-drones-latvia-hungary-bulgaria-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-69fc9f258f089ae78b6e4d71#block-69fc9f258f089ae78b6e4d71 that doesn't sound very reassuring...

Hantavirus outbreak ‘not start of pandemic’ says WHO, as Canaries secure concessions over cruise docking plans - as it happened

Health body gives briefing as Spain says ship will not dock in Tenerife but be anchored offshore and passengers will have no contact with the public

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conscientious objector🇨🇭🪂

@tobi82@swiss.social · 5 hours ago

If this case is confirmed, the entire concept of ‘close and prolonged household contact’ becomes irrelevant.

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/05/klm-flight-attendant-hospitalised-with-suspected-hantavirus/

KLM flight attendant hospitalised with suspected hantavirus - DutchNews.nl

A KLM air stewardess has been hospitalised with hantavirus symptoms, according to the ministry of health. The woman was briefly in contact with one of the Dutch people that died after contracting the virus late last month. That person had boarded a KLM flight in South Africa but was deemed too ill to fly and removed from the plane shortly after. The flight attendant is said to have mild symptoms and is in isolation at Amsterdam UMC, where she is...