Three individuals have died and several other others are in poor health after a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius.
The vessel, which departed Argentina final month, is now heading to Spain’s Canary Islands as officers race to hint the victims’ contacts.
The state of affairs has captured worldwide consideration as passengers have disembarked and dispersed throughout a number of international locations earlier than the outbreak was absolutely understood. The World Health Organization on Thursday stated that whereas it expects extra instances to emerge, it doesn’t anticipate a big epidemic anyplace much like Covid-19. It additionally underlined that there isn’t a proof of a widespread transmission threat.
The outbreak has been linked to the Andes strain of hantavirus, a uncommon however doubtlessly extreme virus that in some instances can unfold between people by way of shut contact.
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