WHO Raises Hantavirus Cruise Ship Cases to 11, Warns More Likely
WHO says nine of the 11 cases are confirmed as Andes virus, a rare strain that can spread between people in rare cases.
- 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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The number of suspected hantavirus cases on the Hondius cruise ship has risen to 11. The WHO says the threat to the world's population is low.
WHO releases update on hantavirus outbreak; 11 cases reported
The World Health Organization issued a new update on the hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, saying 11 cases have been reported, including three deaths, while the risk to the global population remains low. The latest update, released Wednesday, includes two additional confirmed cases in France and Spain and one inconclusive case in the United States. WHO said all three were passengers on the Dutch-flagged expedition cruise …
Hantavirus outbreak grows to 11 cases
The hantavirus outbreak grew to 11 cases on Tuesday, after a French woman became infected while aboard a cruise ship and is now being treated with an artificial lung in Paris and a Spanish passenger tested positive after departing the ship. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed nine of the 11 cases. A Dutch couple…
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