Hantavirus cruise ship to divert to Canary Islands after crew evacuations

Three passengers died from suspected hantavirus; one British passenger critically ill in Johannesburg; 147 crew and passengers isolated and under medical observation.

A Dutch expedition vessel has become an unlikely vessel of international concern, carrying within its confined quarters a pathogen rarely seen beyond South America's shores. Three passengers have died and others remain critically ill as the MV Hondius drifts in Atlantic waters, its 147 souls from 23 nations awaiting resolution to a crisis that began quietly in early April and has since drawn the attention of the World Health Organization. The suspected Andes hantavirus — known for its capacity, in rare circumstances, to pass between human beings in close contact — reminds us that in an age of

Hantavirus cruise ship to divert to Canary Islands after crew evacuations

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