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Three deaths on a cruise ship: what we know about the Andean hantavirus
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A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship departing from Cape Verde has resulted in three deaths and at least five infections, with the Andes virus strain being the only human-transmissible variant in its group.
Three deaths on a cruise ship: what we know about the Andean hantavirus
The MV Hondius cruise ship, where a hantavirus outbreak began that killed three passengers and infected at least five others, left Cape Verde on May 6. It is due to arrive in Tenerife, in the Spanish Canary Islands, on May 9. From there, the evacuation of passengers, including some Canadians, is expected to begin on May 11.
The strain that caused the outbreak is the Andes virus, the only one in the hantavirus group that is transmissible between humans, notably through saliva droplets and urine.
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