The head of the World Health Organization has said he will personally oversee the evacuation of more than 100 passengers from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak. The vessel is heading toward Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands as international health authorities coordinate a complex medical evacuation operation. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]
MV Hondius virus
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship leaves three dead
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the expedition vessel MV Hondius has resulted in three deaths and three additional illnesses, raising serious global health concerns. Authorities confirmed that the ship, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, was sailing near Cape Verde when the medical emergency unfolded among passengers during the voyage. The cruise began in Argentina around three […]