UPLB Zoonoses Center

UPLB Zoonoses Center The UPLB Zoonoses Center was instituted on 31 May 2024. It will provide updates about the program including public service and research activities.

Initially created as the UPLB Program for Zoonotic Diseases in 2021, its elevation into a center was approved by the UP Board of Regents, the UP System’s highest governing body. The UPLB Program for Zoonotic Diseases official page serves to connect and update stakeholders about the Program.

It’s a wrap! The 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧 themed “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 ...
28/08/2026

It’s a wrap!

The 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧 themed “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔” organized by the UPLB Zoonoses Center was successfully conducted.

𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗹 𝗟. 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆 delivered the closing remarks. He emphasized that we could collaborate more and believes that the more hands working together, the more chance of attaining the goal in controlling and preventing these zoonotic diseases.

Dr. Galay ended with: “𝑀𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑜 𝑛𝑎, 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑜 𝑝𝑎”

See you in the next 𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗕 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺!

[Look]The Master of Ceremonies, 𝗠𝘀. 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗘. 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻, opened the floor for the second plenary session of the 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙...
28/08/2026

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The Master of Ceremonies, 𝗠𝘀. 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗘. 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻, opened the floor for the second plenary session of the 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧 , themed “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔”.

Distinguished speakers, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗟. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗻̃𝗼, Dr. 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗩. 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠. 𝗢𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻, delivered their talks. This session was moderated by 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗥. 𝗥𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮, Co-Leader of Animal Research Unit, UPLB Zoonoses Center.

[Look]The first part of the 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧, is done! 𝗗𝗿. 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗱 𝗟. 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮 𝗚. 𝗗𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝘇𝗺𝗮𝗻, and 𝗗𝗿. 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗻 ...
28/08/2026

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The first part of the 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧, is done! 𝗗𝗿. 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗱 𝗟. 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮 𝗚. 𝗗𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝘇𝗺𝗮𝗻, and 𝗗𝗿. 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗖. 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹, delivered their talk. This session was moderated by 𝗗𝗿. 𝗞𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗥. 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘇, Leader of Social Science, Policy and Extension Division, UPLB Zoonoses Center.

[Happening Now]The 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧, themed “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊...
28/08/2026

[Happening Now]

The 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧, themed “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔” kicked off with opening remarks from UPLB Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension, 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗖. 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 and Keynote address of 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗖. 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘆𝗮, President, National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).

The wait is over!The 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧, themed “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒊...
28/08/2026

The wait is over!

The 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧, themed “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔” is happening now.

We are officially 1 day away from the 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧, themed “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕...
27/08/2026

We are officially 1 day away from the 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧, themed “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔” Get ready for an insightful day packed with expert speakers, engaging discussions, and valuable takeaways.

📍 Venue: New College of Arts and Sciences, UPLB
🕒 Time: 8:00 AM

See you tomorrow!

[LOOK]The UPLB Zoonoses Center recognizes the valuable research presented by 𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗹 𝗟. 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, and 𝗗𝗿. 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲...
26/08/2026

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The UPLB Zoonoses Center recognizes the valuable research presented by 𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗹 𝗟. 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, and 𝗗𝗿. 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝘆 𝗩. 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, during poster session at the 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) in Montréal, Canada last 16-21 August 2026.

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗔 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 | Dr. Remil L. Galay

The Philippine Heartworm Protocol Initiative (PHPI) conducted researches on canine heartworm epidemiology, veterinarians' practices, and dog owners' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) to develop evidence-based recommendations to significantly improve canine heartworm control in the country.

• 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵? 𝗔 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘇𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗼, 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮, 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 | Dr. Vachel Gay Paller

The study investigated the prevalence and potential sources of enteric protozoans in lake waters and tributaries and animal populations. The findings emphasized the need for coordinated efforts on surveillance, source tracking, and community education within a One Health framework.

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𝗗𝗿. 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆 and 𝗗𝗿. 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 represented both UPLB and the Philippines in this very prestigious international scientific conference. ICOPA is held every 4 years and is the biggest scientific gathering for parasitologists worldwide.

Two days to go until the UPLB Zoonoses Center Annual Symposium! See you at the 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧, themed “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏...
26/08/2026

Two days to go until the UPLB Zoonoses Center Annual Symposium!

See you at the 𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧, themed “𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔” on 28 August 2026 at the New College of Arts and Sciences.

[𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬]Featuring the UPLB Zoonoses Center Annual Symposium’s distinguished Plenary Speakers. We are ...
21/08/2026

[𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬]

Featuring the UPLB Zoonoses Center Annual Symposium’s distinguished Plenary Speakers.

We are honored to present the plenary speakers for the 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗭𝗢𝗢𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗻: "𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 & 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀."

Our esteemed guest speakers will share their expertise in research, public health leadership, and innovative solutions for zoonoses management.

📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 28 August 2026
📍 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: New College of Arts and Sciences (NCAS) Auditorium, University of the Philippines Los Baños

𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬: 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧A recent hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship resulted i...
26/05/2026

𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬: 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

A recent hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship resulted in 12 cases (10 confirmed and 2 probable), including 3 fatalities. Last April 1, 2026, the ship departed from Ushuaia, Argentina, traversing through the remote South Atlantic and docked. During the stop, passengers boarded the MV Hondius after a nature trip where they may have been exposed to infected rodent droppings or saliva. Health authorities are closely monitoring the situation after confirming the outbreak was caused by 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 which is the only hantavirus type capable of human-to-human transmission through prolonged exposure.

𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 is a zoonotic pathogen carried by rodents that can cause serious illness, often fatal in humans if not immediately addressed. The Andes virus, which was detected in the recent outbreak, causes a life-threatening respiratory condition known as the 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 (𝐇𝐏𝐒).

Humans can contract the virus from rodent droppings, saliva, and urine. Transmission occurs by inhaling contaminated dust, touching infected surfaces, being bitten by a rodent, or ingesting contaminated food. Symptoms typically appear from one to eight weeks after exposure, starting with common flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, fatigue, and muscle aches before rapidly progressing to a severe cough and difficulty in breathing.

Since there is no specific cure for the disease, early detection is your best defense. If you suspect exposure, seek medical care immediately.

To protect yourself, your family and the community, practice strict hygiene and keep your surroundings clean.

Stay alert, stay clean, and stay safe..

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