Madrid, May 26 (IANS) The Spanish Ministry of Health confirmed a new positive case of hantavirus among the 14 Spaniards who were among the passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius affected by an outbreak of the disease while crossing the Atlantic Ocean in April.The 14 Spanish nationals from the vessel were evacuated from the island of Tenerife in a tightly controlled operation on May 10 and have since remained in preventive quarantine at Madrid’s Gomez Ulla Central Defence Hospital.The latest po…
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Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) The detection of two suspected Nipah virus cases in West Bengal has put health authorities on alert, prompting the Centre to deploy a National Joint Outbreak Response Team to support containment and public health measures.Doctors said that the Nipah virus is rare, unpredictable and can be deadly.On Wednesday, they said that awareness and early action are crucial to prevent its spread.Dr Rakesh Pandit said Nipah virus is a zoonotic disease, meaning it can spread from animal…