90-Second Read: Hantavirus: confirmed cases by nationality

Here is a roundup of which countries have confirmed or probable cases of nationals infected by Hantavirus after the outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, according to the World Health Organization. Paris (France) (AFP), Here is a roundup of which countries have confirmed or probable cases of nationals infected by Hantavirus after the outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, according to the World Health Organization. Her health deteriorated during an April 25 flight to Johannesburg and she died in hospital a day later, with Hantavirus confirmed on May 4. Eight cases have been confirmed and two are listed as "probable", according to the UN's top health body and certain national health authorities, with citizens of six countries affected. Three people have died, with two of those confirmed as.

Other suspected cases and potential close contacts of infected people are being investigated, according to health authorities. No Hantavirus test was carried out and he is considered a "probable case", according to the WHO. Hantavirus was confirmed in his case on May 2 and the Andes strain was confirmed through sequencing. A Dutch couple who had travelled around South America before boarding the ship in Ushuaia, Argentina on April 1 were the first fatalities. The third Dutch case was the ship's doctor, who reported symptoms on April 30.

Two Dutch people from the ship have died from the virus and one has been confirmed to have contracted the virus. A post-mortem sample was sent to the Netherlands with the evacuated patients, where tests confirmed infection by the Andes virus. A French woman repatriated from the Hondius felt unwell on late on May 10 tested positive for Hantavirus, France's Health Minister Stephanie Rist said. One of 17 American citizens repatriated from the ship tested "mildly PCR positive" for the virus while another had "mild symptoms", the US Department of Health and Human Services said on May 10. The husband, 70, showed symptoms on April 6 and died on April 11.

Two British nationals have been confirmed as infected and one is classed as a "probable" case. A second British man working as a guide on the ship reported symptoms on April 27 and tested positive on May 6. His body was taken off the ship during its April 22-24 call at Saint Helena, an island in the south Atlantic. His 69-year-old wife also left the ship at Saint Helena, feeling unwell. He started suffering symptoms on May 1 after arrival in Switzerland.