Claims that ivermectin can treat hantavirus are spreading online right now. There is no peer-reviewed evidence supporting this. An IsItCap user submitted the claim after seeing it circulate on social media.
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#hantavirus #ivermectin #misinformation #factcheck #publichealth
Ivermectin is not a proven cure for hantavirus according to medical experts. Verdict: false.IsItCap
Africa increases surveillance after hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship raise concerns over zoonotic disease preparedness and travel risks.The 14 (The-14 Pictures)
"Trump administration officials...have taken a more aggressive approach to locking down potentially exposed people than in past outbreaks, surprising many public health experts.
The instructions from President Trump’s top health appointees, some of whom were vocal opponents of Covid-era public health restrictions, go well beyond tactics that were used to successfully contain previous outbreaks of the diseases."
"A Public Health Alerts report today provides detailed information on 10 of the 11 cases of Andes hantavirus infection on passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship, including the first passenger who contracted the disease after the index patient."
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21-May-2026
WSU study finds high prevalence of #hantavirus in some areas of the Pacific Northwest
eurekalert.org/news-releases/1…
#science #ecology #zoonosis #disease #publicHealth
The Sin Nombre virus – a hantavirus that can cause a deadly respiratory disease in humans – may be more widespread among rodent populations in parts of the Pacific Northwest than previously recognized.EurekAlert!
Molecular evolutionary analysis of the lineages leading to the current MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak
This is an informal analysis and is not intended as a formal preprint or manuscript in its current form.
The aim of this analysis was to estimate the timing of the closest sampled common ancestors to the lineage leading to the current outbreak and to characterise mutations accumulated on the stem branch leading to that lineage.
Overall, our results support a rodent-reservoir source within Andes virus diversity and place the closest sampled/common ancestor of the current outbreak lineage in approximately the late 1990s in the most informative M segment analysis, with a broader and older estimate from the S segment.
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#ANDV #AndesVirus #Hantavirus #Virology
Note on data use This is an informal analysis and is not intended as a formal preprint or manuscript in its current form.Virological
Hantavirus Response Led by Urologist With Divisive Past
Admiral Brian Christine, a urologist with past criticisms of COVID-19 policies, is leading the national response to the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship.
#Hantavirus, #PublicHealth, #AdmiralChristine, #CruiseShipOutbreak, #HealthResponse
Admiral Christine, a urologist, is now leading the response to the hantavirus outbreak. This is a significant public health challenge.
#Hantavirus, #PublicHealth, #AdmiralChristine, #CruiseShipOutbreak, #HealthResponse
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Admiral Brian Christine, a urologist with past criticisms of COVID-19 policies, is leading the national response to the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship.Newsroom (NewsletterTF)
Hantavirus Response Fronted by Specialist in Male Sexual Health, Raising Eyebrows
Concerns grow as Admiral Brian Christine, a specialist in men's sexual health, leads the federal hantavirus outbreak response. Find out why.
#Hantavirus, #PublicHealth, #HealthNews, #OutbreakResponse, #BrianChristine
The leader of the hantavirus response is a specialist in men's sexual health, not infectious diseases. This is different from typical public health leaders.
#Hantavirus, #PublicHealth, #HealthNews, #OutbreakResponse, #BrianChristine
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Concerns grow as Admiral Brian Christine, a specialist in men's sexual health, leads the federal hantavirus outbreak response. Find out why.Newsroom (NewsletterTF)
Cruise Ships: Floating Petri Dishes or Overblown Fears?
Two recent outbreaks on cruise ships have renewed questions about health risks. Find out how illnesses spread and what it means for your next vacation.
#CruiseShipHealth, #NorovirusOutbreak, #Hantavirus, #TravelSafety, #PublicHealth
Recent weeks saw viral and norovirus outbreaks on two different cruise ships, raising questions about health safety at sea. This follows 127 documented norovirus outbreaks on ships in the past.
#CruiseShipHealth, #NorovirusOutbreak, #Hantavirus, #TravelSafety, #PublicHealth
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Two recent outbreaks on cruise ships have renewed questions about health risks. Find out how illnesses spread and what it means for your next vacation.Newsroom (NewsletterTF)
Mother Jones: Antisemitic Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Spreading—and the Platforms Are Hands Off. “A popular social media conspiracy theory about a recent cluster of hantavirus cases cl…ResearchBuzz (ResearchBuzz: Firehose)
"There have been over 100 cases of hantavirus in Argentina this past year and no reports of person-to-person transmission. It’s a rare phenomenon, but it happens. Transmission likely involves superspreaders, individuals—for reasons not clear—who transmit at high rates via the respiratory route to other humans."
COVID and the Hantavirus.
Trump is a debilitating disease all his own so why does there have to be a pandemic every time he’s in the White House as well?
#covid #hantavirus #trump #MAGA #republicans #disease #iran #middleeast #Israel #war #epstein #news #medicine #media #worldnews
No joke
Penile implant doctor with #AntiVax & #FarRight #ConspiracyTheories history led the government’s #hantavirus presser
As the #Trump admin sought to reassure Americans this week that a hantavirus #outbreak posed little risk to the public, Dr. Brian Christine, one of Trump’s top #PublicHealth officials in charge of #InfectiousDisease policy, stood before reporters in Nebraska promising a response “grounded in science” & “grounded in transparency.”
The #hantavirus outbreak has been well-handled – but there are still dangerous days ahead
Devi Sridhar
All the protocols that health experts like me look for have been followed. But outbreaks on cruise ships are notoriously hard to control
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#science #publicHealth #disease
All the protocols that health experts like me look for have been followed. But outbreaks on cruise ships are notoriously hard to control, says public health expert Devi SridharDevi Sridhar (the Guardian)
Hantavirus Passengers Land in Perth for Quarantine
Six passengers from the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak have landed in Perth, Western Australia, for a three-week quarantine. They are symptom-free.
#Hantavirus, #PerthQuarantine, #MVHondius, #PublicHealth, #WesternAustralia
Six people who were on a ship with a hantavirus outbreak have landed in Perth, Australia. They will be in quarantine for three weeks.
#Hantavirus, #PerthQuarantine, #MVHondius, #PublicHealth, #WesternAustralia
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Six passengers from the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak have landed in Perth, Western Australia, for a three-week quarantine. They are symptom-free.Newsroom (NewsletterTF)
THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for May 14th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue
- Thorough rundown of #Hantavirus #ANDV outbreak news and updates
- Phase 3 trials show antiviral ensitrelvir can help prevent infection after #Covid exposure
- #RandPaul goes on a dramatic and detailed Covid conspiracy rant at a meeting of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Updated Covid wastewater data map for #Canada from @MoriartyLab
- Large jump in overall Covid cases in the #UK , with hot spots in several places
...and much more.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
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#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCovid #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #COVIDnews #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver
The andes hantavirus outbreak is raising urgent new public health questions, and in this WHN Town Hall, experts discuss what’s currently known, where guidance is falling short, and why airborne precautions matter.
This conversation features critical discussion around respirators, transmission risks, and the global response as the situation continues to evolve.
Watch the full live recording now: youtu.be/MjUTieBRDO4
#Hantavirus #AndesHantavirus #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.World Health Network (YouTube)
@BruceMirken of @defendpublichealth.bsky.social writing for @index on where to find #PublicHealth information you can trust:
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#DefendPublicHealth #MediaLiteracy #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #Hantavirus #HantavirusANDV #HantaIsAirborne
Mass media, caught in a tsunami of cutbacks and misinformation, is dropping the ball on accurate reporting.Bruce Mirken (48 hills)
"Still, the news has seen anxiety spike, with many people sharing panic-inducing fears, unfounded theories, and misinterpretations on social media.
Adams and other doctors told Newsweek they are determined to fight what they perceive to be the real danger to the masses: health misinformation."
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#PublicHealth #misinformation #disinformation #SocialMedia #covid #hantavirus
"A whole ecosystem of disinformation and misinformation arose during the pandemic and is now being transferred to Hantavirus."Rachael O'Connor (Newsweek)
The government’s destruction of our pandemic preparedness is.smccroskey (The Nation)
Hantavirus Shadows Loom Over Holidaymaker in Italy
A British tourist in Italy is quarantined due to hantavirus fears after flying with someone who died from the illness. Concerns grow over the MV Hondius outbreak.
#Hantavirus, #ItalyTravel, #Quarantine, #MVHondius, #PublicHealth
A British tourist is now in quarantine in Italy. This follows the death of a fellow passenger on their flight from hantavirus, raising fears about the ongoing outbreak.
#Hantavirus, #ItalyTravel, #Quarantine, #MVHondius, #PublicHealth
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A British tourist in Italy is quarantined due to hantavirus fears after flying with someone who died from the illness. Concerns grow over the MV Hondius outbreak.Newsroom (NewsletterTF)
Hantavirus: Climate Shifts, Human Contact Spur Outbreak Worries
Hantavirus risk increases as climate change shifts rodent habitats, raising fears of animal-to-human spread. Learn how this affects people and what's next.
#Hantavirus, #ClimateChange, #RodentBorne, #PublicHealth, #VirusOutbreak
New models show climate change is changing where rodents live, which could lead to more hantavirus spreading to people. This is a growing concern.
#Hantavirus, #ClimateChange, #RodentBorne, #PublicHealth, #VirusOutbreak
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Hantavirus risk increases as climate change shifts rodent habitats, raising fears of animal-to-human spread. Learn how this affects people and what's next.Newsroom (NewsletterTF)
Hantavirus Cases Multiply Amid Cruise Ship Contamination Fears
11 people now have hantavirus from MV Hondius cruise. A French woman is critical in Paris. Health officials investigate.
#Hantavirus, #CruiseShip, #MVHondius, #PublicHealth, #Outbreak
Eleven people are now sick with hantavirus from the MV Hondius cruise ship, a significant increase. Three people have sadly died.
#Hantavirus, #CruiseShip, #MVHondius, #PublicHealth, #Outbreak
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11 people now have hantavirus from MV Hondius cruise. A French woman is critical in Paris. Health officials investigate.Newsroom (NewsletterTF)
"This article, headlined “French woman was told by doctors hantavirus symptoms were just anxiety”, was removed on 12 May 2026 after the Guardian was notified of a fundamental misunderstanding of remarks from Javier Padilla Bernáldez. The Spanish health secretary had been describing a separate case involving a person who was not confirmed to have hantavirus, not the French woman who had tested positive after evacuation from the ship."
What you need to know about hantavirus is that it has an incubation period of six to eight weeks & so the interactions on board MV Hondius before the first case was actually confirmed mean that likely all passengers were exposed....
Whether the World Health Organisation is right that this is under control & there is little chance of an accelerated wave of infections.
Lets hope the World Health Organisation's optimism that its under control.
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Health officials in Paris say French woman who contracted disease on MV Hondius is on ventilator in intensive careSam Jones (the Guardian)
