WHO has confirmed 10 cases of hantavirus worldwide, Hondius workers remain asymptomatic | Articles of the World Health Organization

The World Health Organization has also stated that the risk of the spread of hantavirus is ‘low’.

There are currently 10 people worldwide infected with the hantavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, lowering its original number by 11 after a person suspected of having the hantavirus was tested negative.

Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s department of epidemiology and preparedness and prevention, said on Friday that the initial number “includes one person who was tested illegally…

Eight cases were laboratory-confirmed, while two were classified as probable, according to the WHO.

Three people have died since the outbreak broke out on the MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship that left Argentina on a polar expedition.

Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the “threat” to people around the world is “low”.

The captain and 26 members of the ship are still on the ship and continue to be monitored, Tedros confirms that there are currently no people with symptoms.

However, due to the long incubation period – which is six weeks – Tedros warned that “more cases may be reported in the coming days when passengers return to their countries.”

The passengers will be isolated and tested in special facilities or at home, he added

‘Spread is not growing’

“This does not mean that the epidemic is growing; it shows that control measures are working, laboratory tests are ongoing, and that people are being cared for with the support of their governments,” the WHO chief said.

Kerkhove said the remains of the deceased were still on the boat, and that the WHO was working with the ship to ensure the recovery of his body.

He added that WHO is also working with experts in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay to understand the spread and spread.

Hantavirus infections are usually transmitted through infected rodents. However, the strain that caused the outbreak, the Andes virus, can also spread between people who have been in close contact for a long time, often in closed spaces.

Patients often experience fever, headache, muscle aches and gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting, which begin between one and eight weeks after exposure.

In severe cases, the disease can cause coughing, shortness of breath and fluid build-up in the lungs. There is no approved vaccine or antiviral drug for the disease, and care remains supportive.