The Claim
South African health authorities reported that the Andes strain of hantavirus was identified in two confirmed MV Hondius-linked patients based on testing by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases.
Official sources support that the MV Hondius outbreak involved Andes hantavirus and that South African authorities reported linked hantavirus cases. But the available primary wording does not clearly show that NICD specifically identified the Andes strain in exactly two confirmed South Africa-linked patients. The claim combines outbreak-level strain confirmation with a later two-patient count in a way that makes the official evidence sound more explicit than it is.
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Two medically evacuated passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius arrived in…
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Hantavirus infection can be transmitted from an infected person to other…
TOTAL BS
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A person infected with hantavirus transmits the virus to an average of three…
TOTAL BS
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Hantaviruses can be transmitted to humans through inhalation of aerosolized…
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Pfizer Inc. listed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome as a potential adverse event…
HARDLY BS
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Hantavirus is less infectious than SARS-CoV-2 was during the 2019–2020…
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