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Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality
WHO is tracing dozens of passengers as eight hantavirus cases, including three deaths, prompt contact monitoring across multiple countries.
- On April 24, dozens of passengers disembarked the MV Hondius at St. Helena before a deadly hantavirus outbreak was confirmed, prompting health agencies across 12 countries to launch urgent contact-tracing efforts to prevent further spread.
- Health authorities identified the outbreak as the Andes strain, the only hantavirus variant capable of rare person-to-person transmission, which has resulted in three deaths and multiple confirmed infections aboard the vessel.
- Although cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions reported 29 passengers disembarked at St. Helena, Dutch officials cited about 40, complicating efforts to reach individuals who returned to at least 12 different nations without immediate tracing.
- Switzerland and the Netherlands have admitted several passengers to hospitals for observation, while other nations enforce mandatory isolation for 45 days to mitigate exposure risks and prevent onward transmission.
- Sailing toward the Canary Islands under strict hygiene protocols, the MV Hondius remains under World Health Organization coordination as the agency maintains the risk to the general public remains low despite the rare transmission strain.
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(MedPage Today) -- Hantaviruses do not spread easily between people, which makes health officials confident the recent outbreak on a cruise ship that has killed three people will not turn into an epidemic. But, still, they need to make sure. So...
·New York, United States
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The Frenchman identified as a contact case has been tested negative for hantavirus. As for the five Frenchmen currently on the "MV Hondius", their transfer to the Hexagone is organized and the conditions are specified.
·Paris, France
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Medical teams in Ebola gear evacuated virus victims from the m/v Hondius off Cape Verde. WHO's Ann Lindstrand tells the story.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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