An outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius in the Atlantic has prompted health concerns, though experts assess the risk of wider spread as low.
The virus does not transmit easily through casual contact, limiting its potential to affect large numbers of people beyond the ship. This contrasts with more contagious illnesses commonly linked to cruises, such as norovirus, which spreads rapidly in close quarters and is often dubbed the cruise ship virus.
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The World Health Organization confirms five cases of hantavirus following the outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius. Three people have died but the risk of further spread in society is assessed as low.
The World Health Organization said on Friday that the risk of hantavirus spreading remains extremely low after cases were reported on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Three passengers have died and several others have been infected. The vessel is heading to Tenerife.
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Three people have died from a hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, anchored off Cape Verde. Seven infections have been confirmed among the 147 passengers and crew on board. The World Health Organization was notified on May 2 about the cluster of severe respiratory illnesses.
Three passengers died from hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise that departed Ushuaia for Cabo Verde. Two people with symptoms remain on board as authorities negotiate their evacuation. The WHO is coordinating measures and praises the rapid response.
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A day-long operation to repatriate passengers and crew from the MV Hondius cruise ship struck by hantavirus neared completion late Sunday with 94 people flown home from Spain’s Canary Islands. Three passengers have died from the outbreak that began after the vessel departed Argentina in April. Health officials stressed the risk to the public remains low.
A Swiss man who left the MV Hondius cruise ship at Saint Helena has been confirmed infected with Andes hantavirus and is now isolated in a Zurich hospital. The ship, which has seen three deaths from the outbreak, is heading to Tenerife for passenger evacuation.
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Four German passengers from the cruise ship Hondius, affected by a Hantavirus outbreak, landed in the Netherlands on Sunday evening. They will be taken to Frankfurt and then placed in home quarantine.