Two suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain, remote Tristan da Cunha
Tedros said the WHO will oversee the evacuation as health officials screen more than 100 passengers and crew and keep them isolated for 42 days.
- The UK health security agency identified a new suspected case of hantavirus in a British national on the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, while tracking passengers from a virus-hit luxury cruise ship and their contacts.
- The MV Hondius cruise ship, which visited locations including Antarctica and Cape Verde, has seen an outbreak of the Andes strain of the rat-borne hantavirus, killing three passengers and infecting others.
- Authorities are racing to contain the hantavirus outbreak, with consular officials providing assistance to affected Australians and coordinating response efforts with local authorities and partner countries.
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Early Sunday, the "Hondius" is expected in Tenerife. After health checks on board, people with evacuation flights are to be taken to their home countries. WHO continues to consider the risk of contagion to be low worldwide.
Hantavirus Outbreak in Spain & Tristan da Cunha, Cruise Ship Cases Rise
Hantavirus Cruise Ship: As hantavirus cases spread to Spain and Tristan da Cunha from a luxury cruise ship, health officials warn of low public risk but urge vigilance. With links to the Andes virus, containment efforts intensify as WHO monitors closely.
WHO chief arrives in person to organise hantavirus-hit cruise ship evacuation
Head of the World Health Organization will oversee the evacuation of more than 140 passengers from cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak WHO chief arrives in person to organise hantavirus-hit cruise ship evacuation
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