Three passengers who were cruising the Atlantic Ocean have died and others have fallen sick amid a rare hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, currently anchored off Cape Verde. Here is a look at what we know so far about those on board, the fatalities, the other symptomatic cases, the ship, its journey and the […]

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Dutch cruise operator Ocean Expeditions said Tuesday that “no new symptomatic cases” of hantavirus have been detected aboard the MV Hondius, which has been stuck near Cape Verde since Sunday due to an outbreak. “At this stage, no new symptomatic individuals on board have been identified beyond those previously reported,” it said in a statement.

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Three suspected hantavirus cases aboard a stricken cruise ship off Cape Verde will be evacuated shortly via the west African island nation, the World Health Organization told AFP on Tuesday. Once the two symptomatic hantavirus sufferers and a close contact with no symptoms have been successfully evacuated, the MV Hondius “can continue its route”, either […]

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Hantavirus, the disease which has caused a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship in the southern Atlantic, circulates in rodents and can be deadly when transmitted to humans. Dutch cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed Monday it was dealing with “a serious medical situation” on board the MV Hondius, travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde. Hantaviruses […]

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