Hantavirus on cruise ship confirmed as rare type that can spread human-to-human
Three confirmed cases and five suspected cases of hantavirus have been reported on a cruise ship anchored off Cape Verde, with three deaths and evidence suggesting human-to-human transmission of the rare Andes hantavirus. The virus was confirmed by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in South Africa and the Geneva University Hospitals in Switzerland.
A cruise ship anchored off Cape Verde has reported three confirmed and five suspected cases of hantavirus among its 147 passengers and crew. Three patients have died, and one is in intensive care in South Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) believes there may be human-to-human transmission among close contacts. The cases were confirmed as Andes hantavirus, a rare type that can spread between people. The ship had disembarked from Argentina, where the Andes Virus is found. The WHO assumes the first patients were infected before joining the cruise, while others may have been infected on the ship. Two people on board are being prepared for medical evacuation to the Netherlands.
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