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Last update: 8 hours agoHantavirus Watch: WHO confirmed a new hantavirus case linked to the MV Hondius after a Dutch crew member who disembarked in Tenerife was repatriated and isolated—bringing the total to 12 suspected/confirmed cases and three deaths, with Tedros urging countries to keep monitoring passengers through the rest of the quarantine period. Public Health Response: The ship has arrived in Rotterdam for disinfection and quarantine of remaining crew, while WHO says the wider risk to the general public remains low and no new deaths have been reported since May 2. West Africa Lab Role: Coverage highlights how Senegal’s Institut Pasteur de Dakar helped rapidly identify the Andes strain during the Cape Verde-linked cruise emergency, showing how regional lab networks can speed outbreak detection. Ebola Pressure: WHO also raised Ebola spread risk in DRC to “very high” nationally as funding strains grow across Africa. Tech & Identity (Cabo Verde): Cabo Verde says linking civil registration and national ID systems via interoperability hit 99% birth registration in five years.
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