Live: Evacuation of hantavirus-hit cruise ship underway
A large-scale evacuation has started for passengers aboard a cruise ship stricken by a #hantavirus outbreak. The affected MV Hondius has anchored near Tenerife in Spain, where local health officials arranged orderly disembarkation. The viral outbreak has caused multiple infections and three fatalities. Asymptomatic travelers are prioritized for medical checks before being sent to the airport to return to their nations. The World Health Organization has released surveillance guidelines, advising all evacuated passengers to undergo prolonged health monitoring to stop further transmission.
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Swiss authorities have confirmed a case of #hantavirus identified in a passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship.
He had responded to an email from the ship’s operator informing the passengers of the health event, and presented himself to a hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, and is receiving care.
In line with the International Health Regulations (IHR), WHO is working with relevant countries to support international contact tracing, to ensure that those potentially exposed are monitored and that any further disease spread is limited.
The type of virus in this outbreak has been confirmed as Andes hantavirus by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases @nicd_sa, South Africa and the Geneva University Hospitals @hug_ge, Switzerland The support of the Institut Pasteur de Dakar @PasteurDakar, Senegal and the Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud @ANLIS_Malbran, Argentina has also been critical in responding to this event.
As of 6 May, there are 8 cases, 3 of whom are confirmed as hantavirus by laboratory testing.
WHO will continue to work with countries to ensure that the patients, contacts, passengers and crew have the information and support they need to stay safe and prevent spread.
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Swiss authorities have confirmed a case of #hantavirus identified in a passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship.
He had responded to an email from the ship’s operator informing the passengers of the health event, and presented himself to a hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, and is receiving care.
In line with the International Health Regulations (IHR), WHO is working with relevant countries to support international contact tracing, to ensure that those potentially exposed are monitored and that any further disease spread is limited.
The type of virus in this outbreak has been confirmed as Andes hantavirus by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases @nicd_sa, South Africa and the Geneva University Hospitals @hug_ge, Switzerland The support of the Institut Pasteur de Dakar @PasteurDakar, Senegal and the Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud @ANLIS_Malbran, Argentina has also been critical in responding to this event.
As of 6 May, there are 8 cases, 3 of whom are confirmed as hantavirus by laboratory testing.
WHO will continue to work with countries to ensure that the patients, contacts, passengers and crew have the information and support they need to stay safe and prevent spread.
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About Hantavirus
(spread mainly by rodents)
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🛥️🦠 Trois autres passagers à bord du bateau de croisière MV Hondius ont montré des symptômes du hantavirus, rapporte la chaîne CNN.
Précédemment, la BBC, citant des responsables du ministère sud-africain de la Santé, avait rapporté qu’un passager de 70 ans et son épouse de 69 ans, tous deux de nationalité néerlandaise, figurent parmi les victimes d’une possible flambée de hantavirus à bord du paquebot de croisière MV Hondius, qui assurait la liaison entre l’Argentine et le Cap-Vert.
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🛥️🦠 Trois autres passagers à bord du bateau de croisière MV Hondius ont montré des symptômes du hantavirus, rapporte la chaîne CNN.
Selon CNN, le navire transportait 170 passagers et 71 membres d’équipage. Il est désormais amarré dans le port de Praia, la capitale du Cap-Vert. Les passagers et l’équipage n’ont pas l’autorisation de quitter le paquebot, des médecins les examinent à bord.
Précédemment, la BBC, citant des responsables du ministère sud-africain de la Santé, avait rapporté qu’un passager de 70 ans et son épouse de 69 ans, tous deux de nationalité néerlandaise, figurent parmi les victimes d’une possible flambée de hantavirus à bord du paquebot de croisière MV Hondius, qui assurait la liaison entre l’Argentine et le Cap-Vert.
Photo: New York Post/X
#hantavirus#paquebot#victimes