Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Health officials are tracking passengers who left the MV Hondius cruise ship after a hantavirus outbreak resulted in three fatalities, including a Dutch couple and a German national. Over two dozen passengers disembarked on April 24, before the virus was confirmed on May 2. Investigators in Argentina are focusing on Ushuaia, where the Dutch couple may have contracted the virus during a bird-watching trip. The World Health Organization has stated that the risk to the general public is low, as hantavirus is primarily spread through contaminated rodent droppings. The ship is currently en route to the Canary Islands with over 140 passengers still aboard.
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