WHO confirmed 8 hantavirus cases on an Atlantic cruise ship, with 3 deaths recorded. The MV Hondius is sailing to Tenerife, where approximately 150 passengers and crew will be evacuated starting Monday.
Hantavirus is a rare disease normally transmitted by infected rodents and is endemic in some Argentine regions. The Andes strain, detected in infected passengers, is the only known strain with cases of human-to-human transmission, and there is no vaccine or specific treatment for the virus.
WHO confirmed 8 hantavirus cases on the ship, with 5 confirmed and 3 suspected, and 3 deaths
New cases may emerge due to the virus incubation period
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
Covered by only some sources (2)
The evacuation in Tenerife is scheduled to begin starting Monday
12 countries were notified by WHO due to the disembarkation of their citizens
Conflicting versions (2)
Virus incubation period
Number of passengers who disembarked in Saint Helena
No gaps declared — all sources converge on the material facts.