GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday the risk to the public of a deadly hantavirus strain in a cruise ship outbreak was minimal, as it spreads only through “very close contact”. An outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which is heading to the Spanish island of Tenerife, has sparked international concern. Three […]
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WHO says now five confirmed cruise ship hantavirus cases
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on May 7 that there were now five confirmed hantavirus cases from the Atlantic cruise ship outbreak, with three more suspected – and warned more cases were possible. The WHO said it expected the outbreak on the MV Hondius, currently sailing from Cape Verde to the Spanish […]
