Medical teams visit cruise ship passengers dealing with hantavirus outbreak
Summary
A cruise ship near West Africa is dealing with an outbreak of hantavirus, a rare disease spread by rodent droppings. Three passengers have died, and a few others are sick; medical teams are helping, and the ship might move to the Canary Islands for further care.Key Facts
- The hantavirus outbreak is on the MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship with about 150 people onboard.
- Three passengers have died, and at least four others are sick with hantavirus symptoms.
- Hantavirus usually spreads by breathing in dust contaminated with rodent droppings, and it rarely spreads between people.
- Medical teams wearing protective gear arrived to help the passengers and crew.
- Passengers are isolating in their cabins, wearing masks, and practicing social distancing.
- The ship left Argentina on April 1 and was on an Antarctic cruise before the outbreak.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to move sick passengers to the Netherlands for treatment.
- Spanish authorities are monitoring the situation but have not yet decided on the ship’s next port of call.
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