{"id":342787,"date":"2026-05-12T09:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hantavirus-when-should-we-worry-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:01:02","slug":"hantavirus-when-should-we-worry-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hantavirus-when-should-we-worry-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Hantavirus: When should we worry? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vLaXiYsaHhY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hantavirus: When should we worry? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vLaXiYsaHhY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization says seven passengers aboard the cruise ship Hondius have contracted hantavirus, while three people have died and more suspected cases remain under investigation.<br \/>\nCountries around the world are now monitoring and quarantining evacuated passengers after the first known hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship. German authorities say four passengers are being monitored at a clinic in Frankfurt before being transferred to quarantine facilities in their home states.<br \/>\nDW speaks with infectious disease specialist Dr. Torsten Feldt of University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf about: <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Why countries are using quarantine-style measures despite WHO assurances that public risk is low <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; How human-to-human transmission of the Andes strain may work <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Why some patients are being treated in Ebola-style bio-containment units <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Whether authorities fully understand the outbreak <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; And what would make epidemiologists fear the situation is becoming more serious <\/p>\n<p>The discussion also examines whether memories of COVID are shaping public perceptions of the outbreak and the global response. <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak explained <\/p>\n<p>01:15 Interview with Torsten Feldt, infectious desease consultant<\/p>\n<p>01:37 Why is hantavirus low risk &#8211; for now?<\/p>\n<p>02:14 How human to human transmission works<\/p>\n<p>03:18 Why Ebola-style units are being used in this incident<\/p>\n<p>04:45 Why quarantine differs from country to country <\/p>\n<p>05:51 Can this outbreak be compared to COVID? <\/p>\n<p>07:04 When would experts start worrying?<\/p>\n<p>#hantavirus #pandemic #tracing #countermeasures #spain #tenerife #dwcurrentaffairs  <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization says seven passengers aboard the cruise ship Hondius have contracted hantavirus, while three people have died and more suspected cases remain under investigation. 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