WHO Raises Hantavirus Cruise Ship Cases to 11, Warns More Likely
The WHO says more cases are likely as it monitors passengers and crew after confirming nine infections and three deaths.
- On Tuesday, health officials confirmed 11 hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, including three deaths, as evacuation efforts concluded in Tenerife, Spain.
- Unlike typical hantavirus spread from rodent droppings, the Andes virus detected on the vessel can rarely transmit between humans; World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that new cases may emerge in the coming weeks given the 42-day incubation period.
- Spain's Health Ministry reported Tuesday that a passenger evacuated to Madrid tested positive for the virus while in quarantine; numerous nations instituted active monitoring requiring daily health checks either at home or in specialized facilities.
- Eighteen American passengers evacuated to facilities in Nebraska and Georgia remain under observation, with some placed in biocontainment units "out of an abundance of caution," the Department of Health and Human Services said.
- The Hondius is currently sailing to Rotterdam, Netherlands, for cleaning after completing repatriation of passengers from over 20 countries, with the remaining 27 crew members expected to arrive on May 17.
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TORONTO — The outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship has captured the attention of Canadians and left many with questions. Here's what we know so far.
The genetic sequencing of the hantavirus revealed that the Argentine city of San Martín de Los Andes, in Patagonia, is the likely site of the first contagion of the disease. The discovery was made from the comparison of the genetic material collected from six people infected with international databases on the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed 11 cases of hantavirus associated with the recorded outbreak among passengers of the…
Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise reaches 11 reported cases; quarantine continues in U.S.
The World Health Organization says the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has now reached 11 total reported cases worldwide, nine of which have been confirmed. This comes as all passengers continue to be held in quarantine at locations around the world, including in the United States. Four Californians are among those currently quarantining, [...]
Cruise Hantavirus Infections Total 11, W.H.O. Warns Cases Will Rise but Outbreak Under Control
The World Health Organization reports two new hantavirus infections linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, bringing the total up to 11. The post Cruise Hantavirus Infections Total 11, W.H.O. Says Cases Will Rise, but Outbreak Under Control appeared first on Breitbart.
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