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The New York Times @nytimes.com Β· New York City πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Β· 19h

A recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has raised concerns, but public health officials assert that the overall risk to the general population remains low, as the virus primarily spreads through rodent contact and human-to-human transmission is rare, with most cases being linked to the Andes strain endemic to South America. #Hantavirus #PublicHealth #InfectionControl #AR #US #ZA #MZ #CA #NM #CO #AZ

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ΒΏEl hantavirus deberΓ­a preocuparte?
Esto es lo que hay que saber sobre el virus, cΓ³mo se propaga y el riesgo para el pΓΊblico en general. Un brote de hantavirus a bordo de un crucero en el ocΓ©ano AtlΓ‘ntico ha aumentado la preocupaciΓ³n por este virus poco frecuente pero mortal.
BBC @bbc.com Β· London πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Β· 3d

An inquiry found that the death of a patient named Archie could have been prevented if medical staff had acted on his significantly elevated C-reactive protein levels during a routine appointment, as tests would likely have revealed a serious bacterial infection that went undiagnosed due to failures in following guidelines and conducting necessary assessments. #Healthcare #PatientSafety #InfectionControl #Thearticledoesnotspecificallymentionanycountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

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Death of toddler could have been avoided, sheriff rules
He attended hospital twice in the month leading up to his final admission and on both occasions, clinical staff did not suspect the bacterial endocarditis infection that a post-mortem examination later identified as the cause of death.