Hantavirus

CARPHA Media Briefing on Hantavirus (Andes Strain) | Statement by Dr Lisa Indar, Executive Director

CARPHA, as the regional Public Health Agency and the CARICOM health head, has been monitoring the Hantavirus outbreak aboard the international expedition cruise vessel, the Dutch registered MV Hondius, originally reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 2 May as a cluster of passengers with severe respiratory illness which departed Argentina on 1 April 2026 on a tour of the South Atlantic.   …

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