Published • loading... • Updated
WHO confirms five hantavirus cases on cruise ship; more expected due to long incubation period
WHO said 8 cases have been reported and 3 people have died, while 146 passengers and crew remain under isolation and monitoring.
- On Thursday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported five confirmed hantavirus cases and three deaths linked to the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, which traveled from Argentina to Cape Verde with eight total cases identified.
- Last Saturday, the United Kingdom notified the WHO of severe respiratory illness aboard the ship under International Health Regulations; health experts identified the outbreak as the Andes virus, a rodent-borne strain that rarely spreads between humans.
- About 146 passengers and crew from 23 countries remain under strict isolation with cabin confinement and medical masking; WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove stated, "This is not COVID, not influenza. It operates very, very differently."
- Two patients were evacuated to the Netherlands in serious condition, while health authorities in Switzerland and Canada initiated contact tracing; investigations are ongoing to determine the full extent of transmission across disembarked passengers.
- Given the Andes virus's six-week incubation period, more cases may emerge in coming weeks; however, the WHO currently assesses the overall public health risk as low, maintaining international coordination under established health protocols.
Insights by Ground AI
14 Articles
14 Articles
The World Health Organization raises to five the number of confirmed cases, asks to protect the "safety and dignity" of passengers and insists that the risk is "low" for the global population: "We trust the capacity of Spain"
·Spain
Read Full Article
WHO chief warns of possible new hantavirus cases in next six weeks in latest update
The World Health Organization has confirmed five of the eight suspected hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship have now been verified, with three fatalities recorded
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
More rat virus cases confirmed in 'serious' outbreak, WHO confirms - as it emerges cruise ship’s crew 'threw a big barbecue'
The number of confirmed cases of the deadly hantavirus which broke out on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic has risen to five, the head of the World Health Organisation has said.
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources14
Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources are Center
45% Center
L 22%
C 45%
R 33%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
