WHO says 3 suspected hantavirus patients evacuated from cruise ship to the Netherlands
- Investigators tracing the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius have linked the source to a landfill visit in Ushuaia, Argentina, by an infected Dutch couple.
- Before boarding the cruise on April 1, the couple, both 69, visited the landfill and may have been exposed to rodents carrying the infection.
- Three people have died among the 149 passengers and crew aboard the vessel, with health officials initiating medical evacuations for those experiencing acute respiratory symptoms.
- Regional President Fernando Clavijo refuses to allow the ship to dock in the Canary Islands, despite the Spanish Health Ministry granting permission for the vessel's arrival.
- Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper stated the government is working to bring 19 British passengers and four crew members home safely, while the World Health Organization notes the low risk to public health.
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Kristeligt DagbladA total of three people have come to the Netherlands for medical care after being evacuated from a cruise ship.
Three suspected hantavirus patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship are being evacuated to the Netherlands as international authorities respond to an outbreak on board. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the patients were already on their way, the Telegraph reports. "At this stage, the overall risk to public health remains low," he wrote on his X account. Among those evacuated is the ship's doctor, …
Former British police officer evacuated from rat-virus ship named after 'very traumatic few days'
A former British police officer evacuated from the Cape Verde-bound vessel that fell victim to an outbreak of hantavirus has been named.The outbreak, which has so far claimed three lives and left several others infected, emerged aboard the MV Hondius on Saturday.Martin Anstee, a 56-year-old expedition guide, was one of the three patients evacuated from the vessel on Wednesday morning.He was airlifted off the ship and is currently in a stable con…
Africa: Hantavirus Outbreak - Another Passenger Contracts Disease
It's been confirmed that another passenger from the cruise liner linked to the outbreak of hantavirus has contracted the disease, which has claimed the lives of three people on board and sparked an international alert coordinated by the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
Hantavirus cruise ship heads for Spain’s Canary Islands as officials race to trace victims’ contacts
By Issy Ronald, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius departed Cape Verde for Tenerife on Wednesday, as authorities rush to trace anyone who may have come into contact with the virus. The journey from the archipelago nation off Africa’s west coast to Spain’s Canary Islands is expected to take three and a half days, the Spanish Ministry of Health told CNN. The ship’s departure came soon after three people were evacuate…
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