Particle.news
Download on the App Store

WHO Confirms Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius

Health officials are probing whether close contact on the ship allowed rare person-to-person spread.

Overview

  • A traveler from Switzerland who sailed on the vessel tested positive after returning home and is now being treated in Zurich.
  • WHO counts seven illnesses on the ship, including two confirmed infections, and three deaths, with about 149 people still isolated near Cabo Verde.
  • A 69-year-old British passenger was evacuated to Johannesburg, tested positive for the virus, and remains in intensive care.
  • WHO says transmission from person to person cannot be ruled out because some passengers shared cabins and had very close contact.
  • Authorities and the ship’s operator are coordinating isolation, testing, and medical evacuations as the cross-border investigation continues.