Four Canadians on cruise ship with deadly outbreak of suspected hantavirus
Cape Verde kept the Dutch cruise ship at anchor as health officials confirmed one case and investigated five more suspected hantavirus infections.
- On Monday, Cape Verde authorities refused to allow the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius to dock at the Port of Praia, leaving 149 passengers stranded at sea following a suspected hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people.
- The cruise ship departed Argentina in March with 149 people from 23 nationalities, reporting three deaths—including a Dutch couple and a German patient—while one British national hospitalized in Johannesburg has a confirmed hantavirus case.
- Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed passengers face 'strict precautionary measures' including isolation and medical monitoring. Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, stated there is 'no need for panic or travel restrictions' while health teams work on response.
- National Institute of Public Health President Maria da Luz Lima denied docking 'to protect the Cape Verdean population,' while the Dutch foreign ministry said it was 'busy looking at the possibilities to medically evacuate a few people from the ship.'
- The operator is considering disembarkation in Spain's Canary Islands, 'where further medical screening and handling could take place,' while international investigators trace the suspected hantavirus source, commonly involving exposure to infected rodents.
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Spain has allowed the cruise ship concerned by Hantavirus cases ‘Hondius' to launch a port in the Canary Islands.
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