Meanwhile, two patients evacuated from the cruise ship Hondius remained aboard a grounded air ambulance in Canary Islands. On Thursday, the Dutch Health Ministry confirmed that a KLM flight attendant has been hospitalized with a possible hantavirus infection. RELATED: Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to Cruise Ship Leaves Three Dead Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported that the […]

Follow-up measures have also been initiated for passengers still on board as well as those who have already disembarked. On Wednesday, World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed that three suspected hantavirus patients have been evacuated from the cruise ship Hondius hit by a hantavirus outbreak and are being transported to the Netherlands […]

WHO confirms hantavirus cases aboard a cruise off Cape Verde, with fatalities and ongoing containment measures.

South African authorities monitor cases as vessel remains off Cape Verde. On Monday, South Africa’s Health Department confirmed that three out of six people possibly affected by a hantavirus outbreak have died. They were aboard a cruise ship that departed from Argentina and is currently off Cape Verde. RELATED: India Issues Epidemiological Alert After New […]