What is hantavirus, suspected in deaths of three people on cruise ship?
Summary
Three people have died and others are ill on a Netherlands-based cruise ship in the Atlantic due to a suspected hantavirus outbreak. The World Health Organization says the risk to the general public is low and efforts are ongoing to provide medical care and investigate the situation.Key Facts
- Three passengers have died on the MV Hondius cruise ship, suspected to be from hantavirus.
- One British passenger has tested positive for hantavirus, with others showing symptoms.
- The ship was traveling from Argentina to Cape Verde and is now anchored near Cape Verde.
- The World Health Organization is coordinating care and evacuation of affected passengers.
- South Africa reported two deaths and one person in intensive care linked to the outbreak.
- Hantavirus is a virus spread mainly by rodents through their urine, saliva, or droppings.
- The virus causes two main illnesses: one affecting lungs (pulmonary syndrome) and one affecting kidneys (haemorrhagic fever).
- Human-to-human hantavirus spread is rare according to health experts.
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