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Cruise ship passenger with hantavirus being treated in Zurich

Cruise ship passenger with hantavirus being treated in Zurich

A former passenger on a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is being treated in a Zurich hospital having tested positive for the disease, Swiss authorities said Wednesday. The man and his wife, both Swiss nationals, returned to Switzerland, having left the MV Hondius at the Atlantic Ocean

Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship

Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship

Two seriously ill crew members on a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will be evacuated via Cape Verde to the Netherlands, allowing the vessel to sail on to Spain's Canary Islands, the operator said Tuesday. Spain's health ministry said the ship was due

Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship

Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship

Two seriously ill crew members on a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will be evacuated via Cape Verde to the Netherlands, allowing the vessel to sail on to Spain's Canary Islands, the operator said Tuesday. The MV Hondius has been at the centre of an

Hantavirus on the Hondius: what we know

Hantavirus on the Hondius: what we know

Three passengers who were cruising the Atlantic Ocean have died and others have fallen sick amid a rare hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, currently anchored off Cape Verde. Here is a look at what we know so far about those on board, the fatalities, the other symptomatic cases, the

Hantavirus: spread by rodents, potentially fatal, with no specific cure

Hantavirus: spread by rodents, potentially fatal, with no specific cure

Hantavirus, being linked to deaths on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, circulates in rodents and can be deadly when transmitted to humans. Dutch cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed Monday it was dealing with "a serious medical situation" on board the MV Hondius, travelling from Argentina to

What is hantavirus, and can it spread between humans?

What is hantavirus, and can it spread between humans?

Three people have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship sailing between Argentina and Cape Verde. So far, one case of the potentially deadly virus has been confirmed, according to the World Health Organization, which stressed that the risk to the public remains low. However,

'Low' risk to public of hantavirus after cruise ship deaths, WHO says

'Low' risk to public of hantavirus after cruise ship deaths, WHO says

A suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship, on which three people have died, presents a low risk to the public, the WHO Europe said Monday, as Dutch authorities planned to repatriate two sick people. "The risk to the wider public remains low. There is no need for