WHO Chief Reassures Tenerife Residents Over Virus-Stricken Cruise Ship
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has reassured residents of Tenerife that the risk of infection from a virus-hit cruise ship is low, according to the BBC.
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Tenerife Anger as Hantavirus Ship Arrives
Residents of Tenerife are expressing anger and resignation as a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak approaches the Spanish island, according to the BBC.
Hantavirus Strain Spreads Between Humans on Dutch Cruise Ship
A rare strain of hantavirus that can spread between humans has been identified in patients linked to a deadly outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship, according to the World Health Organization.
WHO Confirms Five Hantavirus Cases on Cruise Ship
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed five cases of hantavirus linked to deaths aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Another three cases are suspected, according to the WHO.
Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Not Pandemic, WHO Says
The World Health Organization said an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship is not the start of a pandemic, according to the BBC.
Cruise passengers tell life onboard ship after hantavirus outbreak
Cruise passengers describe life aboard the MV Hondius, where three have died from a hantavirus outbreak, according to BBC reports.
Argentina Hantavirus Outbreak Spreads as Cruise Ship Passengers Return Home
Argentina is urgently investigating the origins of a hantavirus outbreak linked to an Atlantic cruise ship, with reports that some passengers have returned to the United States, according to The Guardian.
Three Evacuated from Hantavirus Cruise Ship as Outbreak Spreads
Three people, including two crew members, have been evacuated from the hantavirus-infected cruise ship MV Hondius. The ship, carrying nearly 150 people, is now en route to the Canary Islands for further medical evaluation and treatment.
Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Leaves Cape Verde After Three Evacuated
A Dutch cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has left Cape Verde after three people were medically evacuated, according to the BBC.
Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship: 3 Dead, Andes Strain Confirmed
Three people have died after a cruise ship was hit by an outbreak of hantavirus, including the Andes strain that can spread between humans, according to South Africa's health minister.
Cruise Ship Halt as British Crew Member in Urgent Medical Care
A British crew member requires urgent medical attention amid a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship, according to the World Health Organization.
Hantavirus Spreads Among Cruise Ship Passengers, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization said hantavirus may have spread between passengers on a Dutch cruise ship where three passengers have died, according to BBC.
Second Hantavirus Case Confirmed After Three Die in Suspected Cruise Outbreak
A second hantavirus case has been confirmed on the MV Hondius cruise ship, where three people have died, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Cruise Ship Evacuates Two Amid Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak
A suspected hantavirus outbreak has led to a scramble to evacuate two people from a cruise ship near Cape Verde, according to the Guardian. The vessel is reportedly unable to dock due to quarantine concerns.
Cruise Ship Center of Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak Blocked from Docking in Cape Verde
Cape Verde authorities have blocked a cruise ship suspected of harboring a hantavirus outbreak from docking in its ports, after three passengers died. According to a statement on Monday.