MV Hondius faces suspected hantavirus outbreak as WHO investigates
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Updated · abcnews.com · May 4
MV Hondius faces suspected hantavirus outbreak as WHO investigates
11 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · May 4
Three passengers have died since 11 April, one British patient tested positive and is in intensive care, and two symptomatic crew members remain aboard off Cape Verde.
The Oceanwide Expeditions ship is carrying 149 people of 23 nationalities on a voyage from Argentina to the Canary Islands, with WHO helping evacuate two symptomatic passengers and assessing risks.
South African officials said the first two deaths were a Dutch couple, while a third German passenger died from an unknown cause; hantavirus is usually spread through rodent exposure and has no specific treatment.
How did a deadly rodent virus infect passengers on a modern cruise ship sailing in the open ocean?
With ports refusing entry, what is the fate of 149 people trapped on the hantavirus cruise ship?
Is this fatal cruise outbreak a warning of future pandemics spread through global tourism?