Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship
Summary
A Spanish passenger evacuated from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak tested positive for the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed 11 cases, including three deaths, linked to the outbreak on the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship.Key Facts
- The MV Hondius cruise ship had over 120 passengers and crew evacuated due to a hantavirus outbreak.
- Spain’s Health Ministry confirmed one Spanish passenger tested positive and is stable with minor symptoms.
- WHO confirmed 11 hantavirus cases, with three deaths related to the cruise ship.
- Nine of the 11 cases are caused by the Andes variant of hantavirus, which can spread between humans and has no vaccine or treatment.
- The ship is returning to the Netherlands for thorough cleaning and disinfection.
- A military hospital in Madrid is quarantining 14 Spaniards who were evacuated; 13 tested negative.
- A Dutch hospital quarantined 12 staff members after improper handling of samples from a hantavirus patient.
- The WHO advises a 42-day quarantine for returning passengers due to the virus’s long incubation period.
- This is the first reported hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship.
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