WHO Chief: Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak 'Stable for Now'
WHO says 12 cases and three deaths have been reported as passengers and crew remain under monitoring through June 21.
- On Sunday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak is "stable for now," with 12 cases and three deaths linked to the Hondius.
- Investigators believe the outbreak began in South America after infected passengers boarded the vessel, where the Andes virus strain spread through rodent contact during the voyage.
- Tedros confirmed on Friday that a crew member tested positive while in isolation, raising the total to 12, while all 147 passengers and crew members remain under close health monitoring.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Friday he signed a Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act declaration to accelerate research and medical response efforts regarding the Andes strain.
- The Hondius is docked in Rotterdam, Netherlands, for decontamination, while the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control expects quarantine measures to run through June 21, 42 days after exposure.
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Hantavirus Situation Stable, Says WHO Chief
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on May 25 that the hantavirus situation is stable for now, after 12 cases were reported, resulting in three deaths. The outbreak of the rare, deadly virus is believed to have originated in Latin America after an infected traveler boarded the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius earlier this month, infecting other passengers. The WHO recently confirmed that the virus on the ship was the Andes v…
WHO Chief Says Hantavirus ‘Situation is Stable for Now’
The World Health Organization said Sunday that the current hantavirus outbreak linked to a South Atlantic cruise ship remains under control for the moment, even as international health agencies continue monitoring the situation closely following multiple deaths tied to the virus. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that there have been 12 confirmed cases of hantavirus and three fatalities connected to the outbreak, with no a
Hantavirus confirmed in crew member
A new hantavirus case linked to the outbreak aboard the MV Hondius has been confirmed in the Netherlands, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The patient is a crew member who disembarked in Tenerife and was repatriated to the Netherlands and had already been in quarantine before testing positive. The infection was confirmed through laboratory testing conducted by the RIVM and Erasmus MC as part of routine monitoring of quarantined …
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