The World Health Organization said Thursday that eight hantavirus cases – including three confirmed infections and five suspected cases – have been identified among people connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius, as health authorities across several countries race to trace and contain the outbreak.
The vessel carrying remaining passengers is traveling toward Spain’s Canary Islands, where its arrival is drawing heightened scrutiny.
Two passengers in serious condition who were evacuated from the ship have arrived in the Netherlands for treatment, the vessel’s operator Oceanwide Expeditions said Thursday. A third evacuee, who the company said is not currently showing symptoms, is also receiving medical care there.
The evacuated passengers are a British national, a 65-year-old German and a 41-year-old Dutch crew member.
Three people – a Dutch couple and a German national – have died since the vessel departed Argentina last month.
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