Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Off Cape Verde Grows to 7 Cases

A hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship off Cape Verde has grown to seven cases, including two confirmed infections, the World Health Organization said, with three deaths among those linked to the voyage.

The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius
is carrying 147 passengers and crew from 23 countries.

The cruise ship MV Hondius off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 3.

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Of the seven cases identified, one British passenger is in intensive care in Johannesburg and was later confirmed to have hantavirus. A Dutch passenger who died after disembarking in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena also tested positive. She had left the ship with the remains of her husband, who ...