{"id":4812,"date":"2026-06-16T00:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/?p=4812"},"modified":"2026-08-27T00:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:52:30","slug":"the-cruise-ship-hantavirus-outbreak-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/the-cruise-ship-hantavirus-outbreak-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Explained\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0MybTgKTUnm2WT8p3VQ4Gn\/video?si=gdmCnw8RTSqROS74eg6T5A&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode of <em>Paul Talks Science<\/em>, Paul Adepoju expands on his Lancet Microbe article, <strong>\u201c<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lanmic\/article\/PIIS2666-5247(26)00123-0\/fulltext\">\u2060<strong>International response to hantavirus outbreak<\/strong>\u2060<\/a><strong>,\u201d<\/strong> with infectious disease expert Dr Neil Vora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conversation goes beyond the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak to ask what this episode reveals about spillover risk, cruise ships as outbreak spaces, and why preventing viruses from jumping from animals to humans must become a bigger part of global health security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From quarantine and contact tracing to wildlife trade, climate change, surveillance and One Health, this episode looks at why rare outbreaks are no longer something the world can afford to treat as rare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of Paul Talks Science, Paul Adepoju expands on his Lancet Microbe article, \u201c\u2060International response to hantavirus outbreak\u2060,\u201d with infectious disease expert Dr Neil Vora. 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