Três passengers have died after a hantavirus outbreak was confirmed on a cruise ship that passes through Oceano Atlântico. Organização Mundial of Saúde recorded one positive case and is investigating five other patients with similar symptoms. A 69-year-old British man remains in an intensive care unit at África of Sul. The ship MV Hondius was traveling between Argentina and Cabo Verde when the medical emergency began. International health authorities coordinate actions to contain the spread of the pathogen.
Identificação of cases and victims on board the vessel
The disease initially killed an elderly couple. The 70-year-old man showed the first signs of infection and died on the ship’s premises. The passenger’s body was disembarked and remains on the island of Santa Helena, a British overseas territory located in Atlântico Sul. His 69-year-old wife developed an acute respiratory condition shortly after