Three infected people taken off hantavirus-hit cruise ship for treatment
Summary
Three people infected with hantavirus were taken off a cruise ship anchored near Cape Verde for treatment, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The rare Andes strain, which can spread between people, was confirmed, and health experts are monitoring contacts to prevent a wider outbreak.Key Facts
- Three infected individuals (two crew members and one passenger) were evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship near Cape Verde.
- The hantavirus strain involved is the Andes strain, the only type known to spread between humans.
- One of the three infected people has no symptoms, and all are reported stable.
- Two infectious disease doctors from the Netherlands were sent to assist on the ship.
- The cruise ship departed Argentina on April 1 and has been held off Cape Verde since Sunday.
- Three deaths occurred on the ship due to hantavirus, confirmed by Geneva University Hospital.
- A Dutch woman who showed symptoms left the ship and later died in Johannesburg, where contact tracing is ongoing.
- The Swiss health ministry reported a cruise passenger hospitalized with hantavirus in Zurich.
- Cape Verde authorities have kept some passengers and crew in isolation, denying the ship docking permission.
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