About 40 passengers on a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak disembarked on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena, and the first passenger died, Dutch officials said Thursday.Authorities are working to trace passengers and possible contacts after the outbreak killed several people and made others sick, and released new details about … Read more
Two British citizens may have been exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius and are currently self-isolating at home in the UK. The couple had been on a cruise ship that departed Argentina last month but left the ship earlier in the trip and are currently asymptomatic, according to the UK’s Health and Safety Executive.Officials … Read more
Cruise ship health emergency sparks global alert over rare hantavirus cases/Photo: File A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a luxury transatlantic expedition cruise ship has killed three people and made several others seriously ill, triggering an international health response involving authorities in South Africa and the Netherlands.According to the BBC, the outbreak broke out on the … Read more
Health officials are investigating a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius after several passengers fell seriously ill during the transatlantic voyage. The outbreak is currently linked to the death of Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa. Gene Hackman pictured during a tribute segment at the Actors Awards in Los Angeles, California (Reuters) … Read more
