Medics escort a person with a suspected hantavirus infection to an ambulance after being flown to Amsterdam, the Netherlands Peter Dejong/Associated Press/Alamy The outbreak of hantavirus on board the cruise ship MV Hondius is unlikely to become an epidemic, the World Health Organization announced today. In a press briefing, a panel of WHO scientists sought…
The cruise ship MV Hondius is anchored off the coast of Cape Verde AFP/Getty Images A ship anchored off Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean has been struck by an outbreak of hantavirus, which can cause severe disease and up to 50 per cent mortality in humans. Seven people have been infected on board the…
Viral RNA relies on an enzyme to replicate, which offers up a target to protect against a range of pathogens Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library/Alamy A single drug has been found to inhibit a range of common viruses in lab studies, including coronaviruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), norovirus, and influenza and hepatitis viruses. It will be…
