World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said efforts to contain a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship are still ongoing, despite the successful evacuation of passengers and crew. Speaking at a joint press conference in Madrid alongside Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Tedros said the situation remains under close monitoring and warned […]
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US and French evacuees test positive after ship hantavirus outbreak
Health officials have confirmed that an American national and a French woman evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak have tested positive, as international efforts to repatriate passengers and crew continue. The cases were identified after passengers were removed from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been linked to a […]
Hantavirus cases reported on stranded cruise ship
Health authorities have confirmed and suspected multiple cases of the deadly hantavirus aboard a luxury cruise ship stranded in the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Verde, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Read More: Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship leaves three dead In its latest update, the WHO said two infections have been confirmed while five […]
Three ship passengers die in suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
Three cruise ship passengers have died and three others fallen ill following a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a Netherlands-based expedition vessel, according to health authorities and media reports. Read More: Pakistan reports first Congo virus death Oceanwide Expeditions said it was managing a serious medical situation on its polar expedition ship, MV Hondius, which was reported to […]
Scientology cruise ship faces renewed quarantine at home port
A Church of Scientology cruise ship quarantined by the Caribbean nation of St. Lucia for measles is due to arrive on Saturday back at its home port on the island of Curacao, where it will face similar restrictions, a top health official there said. A team of health officers in Curacao plans to board the […]