Spain to "welcome" hantavirus cruise ship as dead passenger's contacts traced
Summary
Spain has agreed to allow a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak to dock after it had been denied entry by Cape Verde. The virus has caused three deaths among passengers, and health authorities are tracing contacts and evacuating sick individuals for treatment.Key Facts
- The cruise ship MV Hondius had nearly 150 people on board during the hantavirus outbreak.
- Cape Verde refused to let the ship dock due to public health concerns.
- Three people died from hantavirus; two died on the ship and one died after disembarking.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) suspects some human-to-human transmission of hantavirus on the ship.
- Spain will welcome the ship for full investigation, cleaning, and passenger health assessment.
- WHO plans to evacuate two sick passengers to the Netherlands before the ship continues to Spain’s Canary Islands.
- Hantavirus is usually spread by rodents but can sometimes spread between people; it has a high death rate up to 50%.
- Passengers include individuals from the U.S., U.K., Spain, and other countries, with 61 crew members on board.
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