Belgian Passengers of the Ship Affected by the Hantavirus Will Be Repatriated This Weekend: What Are the Risks?

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Belgian passengers of the Hondius ship will benefit from a medical check-up at the UZA and follow-up at home. They will have to limit contacts with other people for several weeks. ...

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An outbreak of hantavirus detected on board the MV Hondius cruiser triggered health alerts, after several passengers became ill and some died during a trip departing from Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1. Tests in South Africa confirmed that two passengers tested positive for hantavirus, including an already deceased person, specifically the Andes strain, the only variant of which has been documented human transmission. The cruise had gone out to …