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Hantavirus outbreak sees 2 Indians quarantined in Netherlands: Why the virus’s long incubation matters

The Indian Express·Anonna Dutt·22 days ago
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The two Indian crew members on board the hantavirus-affected ship , MV Hondius, have been evacuated to the Netherlands where they will be quarantined, according to the Embassy of India in Madrid. All individuals on-board the ship, which was at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak, disembarked from the ship and reached Spain on Sunday. “The passengers onboard disembarked from the ship, in accordance with the protocol established by the WHO and Spanish authorities…. As informed by the Spanish National Centre for Emergency Monitoring and Coordination (CENEM), the two Indian nationals who were travelling as crew members, have been evacuated to the Netherlands where they will be quarantined,” the communication from the Indian Embassy in Spain said. Hantavirus is a rodent-borne infection that can be transmitted to humans through contact with the urine, faeces, or saliva of infected rodents or by touching contaminated surfaces.…

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