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Forbes
90-Second Read: Hantavirus Cruise Ship: Passengers Will Be Evacuated Soon (Live Updates)
May 9, 2:33 PM EDT
Oceanwide Expeditions, operator of the cruise ship MV Hondius, says at least 29 living passengers from 12 countries disembarked the ship and went home after the death of the first passenger on board (before officials knew of the outbreak). Ghebreyesus says none of the remaining passengers or crew aboard the MV Hondius are symptomatic, but that "it is possible more cases will be reported" because it can be up to six weeks before those infected with the Andes variant of Hantavirus show symptoms. Most people will never be exposed to this." The World Health Organization confirms the number of lab-proven Hantavirus cases has risen to five and there are still at least three additional suspected cases among cruise ship passengers and crew. Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society.
Newsweek
90-Second Read: ‘Patient Zero’ Identified in Hantavirus Ship Outbreak: Leo Schilperoord
May 9, 12:31 PM EDT
Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord has been identified as the first known case in the deadly Hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, after falling ill during an April voyage in the South Atlantic. The outbreak involves the Andes strain of Hantavirus, a rare variant that can spread between humans, unlike most strains of the disease, which generally pass from rodent to rodent. Their deaths are now believed to be among the earliest linked to the outbreak, with investigators treating Schilperoord as "patient zero" in the cluster. His case is central to efforts by global health officials to trace how the rare virus spread among passengers and across borders. The site, described by local officials as heavily contaminated, is thought to harbor rodents carrying the Andes strain of Hantavirus.
Forbes
90-Second Read: Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Will Be Evacuated Soon, Report Says (Latest Updates)
May 9, 10:16 AM EDT
Passengers on the Hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship will be evacuated within the next day, ABC News reported early Saturday morning, and taken back to their respective countries under strict monitoring. Ghebreyesus says none of the remaining passengers or crew aboard the MV Hondius are symptomatic, but that "it is possible more cases will be reported" because it can be up to six weeks before those infected with the Andes variant of Hantavirus show symptoms. Most people will never be exposed to this." The World Health Organization confirms the number of lab-proven Hantavirus cases has risen to five and there are still at least three additional suspected cases among cruise ship passengers and crew. Oceanwide Expeditions, operator of the cruise ship MV Hondius, says at least 29 living passengers from.
New York Post
90-Second Read: ‘Patient Zero’ in deadly Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak was Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord
May 9, 8:00 AM EDT
Patient zero in the cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak has been identified as ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, whose passion may have cost him his life. Patient Zero in the cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak has been identified as ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, whose passion for birds may have cost him his life. The Ushuaia landfill is where Argentinian authorities suspect the Dutch couple inhaled particles from the feces of long-tailed pygmy rice rats, which carry the feared Andes strain of the Hantavirus, the only form known to transmit from human to human. The 70-year-old man and his wife, Mirjam Schilperoord, 69, were on a five-month trip to South America. When the Schilperoords returned to Argentina on March 27, they visited a landfill four miles outside the city of Ushuaia.
The Guardian
90-Second Read: Infected, at sea: how the deadly Hantavirus turned a dream cruise into tragedy
May 9, 1:00 AM EDT
And whereas Covid-19 was easily spread from person to person, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health authorities have stressed that human-to-human transmission of Hantavirus is very rare, and so the risk to public health is low. But while cases of norovirus, flu and Covid are well known on cruise ships, this is the first recorded onboard outbreak of Hantavirus, a disease that kills up to half of those it infects, according to the WHO. Meanwhile, health authorities around the world are attempting to trace at least 29 passengers of 12 nationalities who disembarked in St Helena, while a third British national was reported as being diagnosed with suspected Hantavirus in Tristan da Cunha on Friday. Three passengers were dead after an outbreak of Hantavirus – a disease with.
Johns Hopkins University
90-Second Read: What we know about the Hantavirus outbreak
May 8, 9:15 PM EDT
The incubation period for Hantavirus is one to eight weeks," says Kari Debbink, a teaching professor in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. The maritime setting makes this outbreak unusual: Unlike norovirus or foodborne illnesses, "Hantavirus is not normally found on cruise ships," Debbink says. Health officials in South Africa are tracing dozens of individuals who may have encountered infected cruise passengers and have identified 62 potential contacts; of those, 42 have been located and tested negative for Hantavirus. The virus, and how it spread on a cruise ship, is raising questions though the World Health Organization says the risk to the public is low You are using an outdated browser. Exposure to Hantavirus doesn't always lead to illness, and many people who do become sick recover with supportive care, Klein told.
KCRA
90-Second Read: 1 California resident remains on Hantavirus-stricken ship, another has returned home
May 8, 7:22 PM EDT
California health officials said on Friday that one California resident remains aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, which is experiencing an outbreak of Andes Hantavirus. Another Californian who was on the ship has returned home and is in contact with local public health officials, the California Department of Public Health said. CDPH said there have been 99 California residents who have been diagnosed with Hantavirus, from 1980 to 2025. Eight Hantavirus cases have been identified so far and three people have died as part of the outbreak. Unlike influenza and COVID-19, years of experience in South America have shown that this Andes Hantavirus rarely spreads between people." The risk to the general public in California is "extremely low.
Gothamist
90-Second Read: 2 NJ residents exposed to Hantavirus that caused cruise ship outbreak
May 8, 4:06 PM EDT
The Garden State residents are not currently showing symptoms of illness and were not passengers on the cruise ship MV Hondius, where several people were infected and three died, New Jersey health officials said. Several international travelers on board the cruise ship, now off the coast of West Africa, have been infected with a particular strain of Hantavirus known as the Andes virus, according to the World Health Organization, which was first notified of the outbreak on May 2. As of May 7, eight cases of the Andes virus linked to the cruise ship outbreak have been confirmed and three people have died, according to the World Health Organization. Hantavirus, in general, is typically diagnosed through discussing possible exposures with a medical provider, since symptoms can appear similar to other.
The Guardian
90-Second Read: Americans on Hantavirus cruise ship reportedly to be quarantined in US
May 8, 3:25 PM EDT
Nebraska Medicine and UNMC remain in close coordination with national partners regarding the evolving situation with the Hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship," Nebraska Medicine said in a statement to CNN. Meanwhile, the New Jersey department of health announced on Friday that it was monitoring two of the state's residents for potential exposure to Hantavirus following an international flight. The state said it had no current Hantavirus cases nor has any confirmed case ever been reported there. A spokesperson for the US state department confirmed to CNN that the agency was organizing the repatriation effort alongside the CDC, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Spanish government. The spokesperson said the agency was "in direct communication with Americans on board and are prepared to provide consular.
Inquirer.com
90-Second Read: New Jersey says two residents were 'potentially exposed' to Hantavirus on an airplane
May 8, 3:03 PM EDT
Two New Jersey residents may have been exposed to a person infected with Hantavirus, state health officials said Friday. Neither of the New Jersey residents has Hantavirus symptoms, the state Department of Health said in a news release. Health officials have confirmed at least five Hantavirus cases connected to the cruise ship outbreak, and three people have died. New Jersey has never had a confirmed Hantavirus case, they said. Three people in the Netherlands were recently tested for Hantavirus after coming into contact with an infected person on a plane and developing symptoms; two tests came back negative and the third was still being analyzed, the New York Times reported.