90-Second Read: WHO Details Its Hantavirus Cruise Outbreak Working Hypothesis

A total of 11 Hantavirus cases, including three deaths, have been reported. The first Hantavirus case of the outbreak likely came from exposure on land before boarding the cruise ship. The World Health Organization on Wednesday detailed its working hypothesis for how the deadly Hantavirus outbreak spread on a cruise ship.

Argentina, where the cruise ship departed, has the highest incidence of Hantavirus in Latin America, according to WHO. From the first case, evidence suggests that human-to-human transmission on the cruise ship followed. The CDC during the briefing would not say how many potential exposures it is monitoring outside of the cruise passengers.

WHO previously said that more Hantavirus cases could come up in the next several days due to the lengthy incubation time. Tags: infectious diseases, diseases, Hantavirus, health, public health Have the parent playbook for applying to college delivered to your inbox each Thursday. Those numbers put the case fatality ratio at 27%, according to the World Health Organization.