What Is the Deadly Hantavirus After Cruise Ship Outbreak? Symptoms and UK Cases
WHO says eight people fell ill on the MV Hondius, including three confirmed cases, and three deaths were reported as passengers remained stranded.
- On Wednesday, the World Health Organization confirmed an Andes hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch-flagged cruise ship Hondius sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde, with three deaths and eight individuals ill.
- Health experts suggest a 'mixture' of transmission, including close cabin contact, as the Andes strain can rarely spread between humans, though hantaviruses typically spread through rodent droppings or urine.
- Treatment is supportive, as 'there is currently no vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for hantavirus infections.' Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is fatal in nearly 40 per cent of infected people, with symptoms appearing within eight weeks.
- Swiss authorities identified a separate infection in Zurich, while one British national is receiving treatment in Johannesburg and the Hondius remains stranded.
- Detailed investigations, including extensive laboratory testing and epidemiological studies, are underway as the World Health Organization continues sequencing the virus to understand the outbreak's transmission path.
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Officials scramble with emergency contact tracing to stop Hantavirus from spreading
According to a report from the World Health Organization, health authorities have initiated international contact tracing efforts to contain a cluster of hantavirus infections tied to passengers aboard a Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship. The outbreak, involving the rare Andes strain capable of limited human-to-human transmission, has already claimed three lives and prompted urgent global coordination. […]
The outbreak of hantavirus that left at least three dead and several suspicious cases on board the cruiser MV Hondius, which remains anchored in front of Cape Verde, opened an international investigation that, for now, is far from offering certainties.Beyond the confirmed cases and the identification of the Andes strain, capable of transmitting among people in exceptional situations, the main unknown remains unresolved: how the virus arrived on …
16,000 euros cost a trip - and then the deadly hantavirus breaks out on the MS Hondius. What is the current situation on the ship?
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What is the deadly hantavirus after cruise ship outbreak? Symptoms and UK cases
Discover more about hantavirus, including symptoms and cases in the UK, following the outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius.
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