Dr Luke O'Neill
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The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
Because if there are people on that ship, they may well pass it on to someone else, but only in extremely close contact.
The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
And because the times we live in and the fear around this, these people will be isolated, including our two Irish citizens.
The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
None of those have symptoms.
The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
Nobody else has symptoms at the moment on the cruise ship.
The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
Yes, it's interesting, Pat.
The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
It was the first time they see symptoms.
The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
3,000 people in that war, Pat, around the same time came down with symptoms that now looked like it was hanta.
The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
There's various features of the disease.
The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
And then in 1976, again in Korea...
The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
And that's the first time we see the Hanta virus.
The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
It's named after the Hanson River, which is in Korea.
The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
So that's when it's named in 1976.