What to Know About the Hantavirus Outbreak on an Atlantic Cruise Ship
Three passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship died after showing symptoms of hantavirus, a rare disease carried by rodents, and five others were sickened. The World Health Organization assessed the risk to the global population as low.
The MV Hondius cruise ship is under investigation for a hantavirus outbreak. Three passengers died, and five others showed symptoms of the disease. The ship was anchored off Cape Verde with 150 people on board, including 88 passengers and 61 crew members. One person who died was a 70-year-old Dutch man who died on April 11. His 69-year-old wife died later in South Africa, where she was confirmed to have had a variant of the hantavirus. A German passenger died on May 2, but the cause of death is still unclear. The World Health Organization said the risk to the global population is low. The ship is expected to dock at a port in Tenerife, Spain, where passengers will be able to disembark.
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