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Hantavirus outbreak: What next for those on board the MV Hondius, and how worried should we be?
Published 2 weeks ago
Description
It has been 35 days since luxury cruise liner MV Hondius set sail from Argentina, taking passengers on a once-in-a-lifetime expedition. For those on board, there’s no end in sight to quarantine conditions following a hantavirus outbreak. But what is hantavirus, what are the public health concerns, and what happens when a cruise liner has fatalities at sea?
Host: Fionnán Sheahan | Guests: Laura Lynott and Dr Brian Higgins
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