U.S. Travel Influencer Shares Emotional Message Aboard Cruise Ship After Hantavirus Deaths
Medical crews are evacuating sick passengers after tests confirmed hantavirus in some cases, with 149 people aboard the ship from 23 nationalities.
- On Monday, the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius remained anchored off Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak killed three passengers and sickened several others since departing Argentina on April 1.
- The World Health Organization reports that hantavirus is primarily transmitted through contact with infected rodents, though the Andes virus species found in South America has shown limited human-to-human transmission capability.
- Boston-Based travel influencer Jake Rosmarin posted to Instagram describing the situation as 'very real' and uncertain, noting passengers are restricted to outdoor decks while awaiting evacuation plans and safe disembarkation.
- Oceanwide Expeditions announced that two specialized aircraft are en route to Cape Verde to medically evacuate three individuals to the Netherlands, while local health authorities prepared isolation capacity at a regional hospital.
- Once patients are safely transferred, the cruise operator plans to sail to the Canary Islands in 3 days, as Rosmarin continues pleading for clarity and safe passage home for all 149 passengers aboard.
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A confirmed outbreak of hantavirus with three deceased kept the ship anchored in front of Cape Verde. Finally, Spain assumes the management of the outbreak and directs the ship towards Tenerife, where a sanitary device will be applied without contact with the population. More information: The two passengers of the hantavirus cruise will be evacuated to the Netherlands and a third suspicious case, to Germany.
149 people are quarantined on the infected ship off Cape Verde. One of them is travel blogger Jake Rosmarin. “We hope the situation will get better soon.”
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