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Flight Attendant in Netherlands Tested for Hantavirus
Stewardess who was briefly on Johannesburg-Amsterdam flight admitted to Amsterdam UMC on May 7. Tests expected today.
I like that we, the humanity, have started paying attention to virus outbreaks. Compared to "real" pandemics, COVID-19 was rather mild, but it helped raise awareness. I think we're now much better prepared and equipped for the eventual real pandemic.
I don't really think so. Already in the first stages of this outbreak we're not doing any quarantine, instead we're infecting airline passengers and personnel and let them spread the virus uncontrolled. That doesn't indicate a proper prepared response.
Official knowledge is that Hanta transmission required prolonged close contact, but there are increasingly indication that Hanta can be transmitted through the air. That is going to be ignored in favor of the official but possibly outdated mode of transmission, leading to wrong or insufficient response.
Also I feel like people will be more hesitant than in 2020 to adopt behavior that avoids virus transmission.
If mutated Hanta variants turn out to be very effective at transmission, and if we don't have the luck of a quick vaccin as we did with Covid, we're cooked.
Hanta is a lot more deadly than Covid, and that can possibly be a good thing because that's the one thing that could lead to proper effective response. It has the potential to lead to rigorous measures to stop transmission instead of allowing it to spread to the whole population, leading to fewer cases and fewer deaths.
An interesting view on this. No need to panic, but we should take this outbreak, and others like it, more seriously and not leave things to chance, crossing our fingers and hoping for the best.
I'm as concerned about this outbreak as anyone, but this number is pure FUD and can go up on a tweet of somebody's grandma sneezing at an airport. Keep the lab confirmed one.
A radio report I heard said that hantavirus is nothing like coronavirus. It is not new, endemic, and there is plenty of immunity around to slow down local spread.
I do love (do I?) that as I get older the early symptoms of most diseases are usually just me on a bad day:
Fatigue, headache, abdominal pain, muscle aches - could be hantavirus, could be waking up in a weird position after slightly undercooked chicken stew for supper
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Official knowledge is that Hanta transmission required prolonged close contact, but there are increasingly indication that Hanta can be transmitted through the air. That is going to be ignored in favor of the official but possibly outdated mode of transmission, leading to wrong or insufficient response.
Also I feel like people will be more hesitant than in 2020 to adopt behavior that avoids virus transmission.
If mutated Hanta variants turn out to be very effective at transmission, and if we don't have the luck of a quick vaccin as we did with Covid, we're cooked.
Hanta is a lot more deadly than Covid, and that can possibly be a good thing because that's the one thing that could lead to proper effective response. It has the potential to lead to rigorous measures to stop transmission instead of allowing it to spread to the whole population, leading to fewer cases and fewer deaths.
An interesting view on this. No need to panic, but we should take this outbreak, and others like it, more seriously and not leave things to chance, crossing our fingers and hoping for the best.
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> As of May 8, 2026
I'm as concerned about this outbreak as anyone, but this number is pure FUD and can go up on a tweet of somebody's grandma sneezing at an airport. Keep the lab confirmed one.
Just think! If we all start dying, this guy'll be rich from targeted bunker ads and such.
Fatigue, headache, abdominal pain, muscle aches - could be hantavirus, could be waking up in a weird position after slightly undercooked chicken stew for supper
My understanding is, unfortunate souls got infected with nasty disease that hardly crosses between humans, end of story. Am I missing something?
Hopefully this is true, since otherwise it's a bit concerning - taking weeks before symptoms show, giving it plenty of time to spread.