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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WHO chief heads to Tenerife as ship hantavirus outbreak prompts evacuation
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands to coordinate emergency response efforts following a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise vessel carrying around 150 passengers and crew. The ship, identified as the MV Hondius, is scheduled to reach waters near Tenerife, where authorities are preparing a controlled […]
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 […]