FAQ de transmissão
A maioria das infecções vem de exposição a roedores. O vírus Andes é a exceção importante com transmissão limitada entre contatos próximos.
For most hantaviruses, person-to-person spread is not documented. For Andes virus, limited spread among close contacts has been documented.
Official sources describe risk in settings such as household, intimate or prolonged close-contact exposure, not casual public contact.
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 site e informativo e nao substitui orientacao medica. Siga as recomendacoes de saude publica local e procure atendimento se tiver possivel exposicao e 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.
Official sources do not describe Andes virus as spreading like common respiratory viruses. Risk is discussed around close and prolonged contact.