Three passengers die amid suspected hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius
The World Health Organization assessed the risk to the general public as low while additional cases remained under investigation.
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius has killed three passengers and left several other people ill, according to the report. The outbreak was described as suspected, and the supplied information did not indicate that all reported illnesses had been confirmed as hantavirus cases.
The World Health Organization reported one confirmed case involving a British passenger who was hospitalized in South Africa. The agency said five other cases were under investigation, meaning their status had not yet been confirmed in the information provided.
Despite the deaths, illnesses and continuing investigations, the WHO said the risk to the general public remained low. No further details were provided about the passengers who died, the conditions of those who became ill or the five cases still being examined.