The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius was due to dock in Rotterdam on Monday morning for disinfection, with Dutch authorities preparing quarantine arrangements for the 25 crew members and two medical staff remaining on board. Local authorities said quarantine facilities had been set up for some of the non-Dutch crew, though it was not clear …
Eight people infected in the hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius have tested positive for the Andes virus, the only hantavirus strain known to spread between humans, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.According to AFP, the WHO said, “eight cases were laboratory-confirmed for Andes virus (ANDV) infection, two are probable, and …
A cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak arrived off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday, triggering a tightly controlled international evacuation operation involving the World Health Organisation, Spanish authorities and multiple governments. The MV Hondius, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, carrying more than 140 people from over 20 nationalities. The vessel did not dock …