What to Know About the Hantavirus Outbreak on an Atlantic Cruise Ship
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- An outbreak of hantavirus, a rare rodent-borne virus, has been reported aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean, with three passengers dead and five others sickened.
- The World Health Organization confirmed that one deceased passenger and two ill individuals tested positive for hantavirus.
- The ship was anchored off Praia, Cape Verde, without permission for passengers to disembark, and is scheduled to dock in Tenerife, Spain, where passengers can return home.
- Among the confirmed cases, one patient is in critical condition receiving intensive care in South Africa, another is hospitalized in Zurich, Switzerland, and a Dutch woman who died in South Africa was also confirmed to have the virus.
