Explicación de salud
Los hantavirus son virus transmitidos por roedores. Algunos pueden causar enfermedad pulmonar o renal grave.
People are usually infected through contact with urine, droppings or saliva from infected rodents, especially when contaminated material is disturbed.
WHO states that limited human-to-human transmission has been documented for Andes virus among close contacts, but this remains uncommon.
ECDC assessed risk to the EU/EEA general population as very low. WHO assessed global risk as low, while separating cruise-ship risk as moderate.
Este sitio es informativo y no sustituye el consejo medico. Siga la orientacion de salud publica local y busque atencion medica si pudo estar expuesto y desarrolla sintomas.
Official public-health sources drive medical data. AIS and operator sources provide vessel context, and signal or media items cannot directly change case counts without review.
Spain: WHO describes Spain and Tenerife as part of the coordinated disembarkation and response plan.
Cabo Verde: WHO describes Cabo Verde as part of the response, with medical evacuation flights departing from Cabo Verde.
Netherlands: Dutch-flagged vessel, national IHR coordination and hospital care in the Netherlands are described by WHO.
South Africa: WHO describes intensive care in Johannesburg and laboratory confirmation through South Africa's NICD.
No. Different hantaviruses are linked to different regions, rodent reservoirs and illness patterns.