Hantavirus Vaccine In Development As Patient Zero Is Identified As Leo Schilperoord

The first passenger to die of hantavirus on MV Hondius has been identified as 70-year-old ornithologist Leo Schilperoord.

Investigators believe Schilperoord contracted the virus during a birdwatching excursion in Ushuaia, Argentina, in late March 2026.

His wife Miriam died a few days later trying to board a flight back home to the Netherlands from South Africa.

Unfortunately, Leo and Miriam managed to contract the Andes strain of the hantavirus – the only form known to transmit from human to human.

Which means we now have a brand new vaccine to look forward to – with several candidates in the pipeline.

The University of Bath & Ensilitech are currently developing their vaccine, which has shown “excellent immune responses” in animal models and is expected to enter human trials soon.

Moderna also announced the initiation of an mRNA-based hantavirus vaccine program this week, causing a 14% surge in its stock price.

South African company Afrigen is also working on a hantavirus vaccine.

At time of writing, Hantavirus cases have risen to eight (six confirmed and two probable), with the 22 Brits stuck on the MV Hondius set to be flown back to the UK, where they will be taken to a hospital in Merseyside, tested for the virus, and then made to isolate for 6 week, either at hospital or at home.

Could we wind up with another pandemic where we’ll all mandated to get vaccinated or have our lives made incredibly difficult again?

Well, hopefully it doesn’t come to that. Whilst this strain of hantavirus is transmissible from human to human, apparently it’s not quite as easily transmitted as COVID was. It would also be at least 3 years until any hantavirus vaccine is ready to be rolled out. At least that’s what they’re saying, currently.

Symptoms to keep a look out for: fever, extreme fatigue, muscle aches, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, or shortness of breath.

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