{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/6a04960b0cdbf0d1ff7140db?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Could the Hantavirus become the next pandemic?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/1778685548863-a484f08e-bf73-405f-90fb-4b78ede48f1f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The World Health Organization has warned global cases of the Hantavirus will probably rise.</p><p><br></p><p>The virus has already killed at least three people on the MV Hondius cruise ship at the centre of the outbreak.</p><p><br></p><p>The rare Andes strain of Hantavirus, found mainly in the Americas, is the only known variant capable of human-to-human transmission.</p><p><br></p><p>The incident has renewed fears over how quickly rare zoonotic diseases can spread through international travel and whether the world is prepared for the next global pandemic.</p><p><br></p><p>Joining Enda Brady for this discussion:</p><p><br></p><p>Dr Margaret Harris</p><p>Former World Health Organization Spokesperson</p><p><br></p><p>Muhammad Munir</p><p>Virologist</p><p><br></p><p>Souwie Buis</p><p>Journalist</p><p><br></p><p>To access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld</p>","author_name":"TRT World"}