The Health Ministry updated that there is no patient in Israel who has been diagnosed in recent days with the hanta virus. The Health Ministry was informed in December 2025 of a patient who returned from Europe and contracted a different type of hanta virus that is transmitted from rodents to humans. This virus is not related to the current illness on the MV Hondius ship, which is centered on the Andes strain that is transmitted between humans.
Health Ministry Clarifies: No Israeli Patient With Hanta Virus
Nina Fox|
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