How an ocean cruise turned into a hantavirus nightmare
Tim Cocks
Reuters
Updated
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Authorities in South Africa and Cape Verde say the response remains focused on containing the outbreak, ensuring patient care, and minimising risks to the wider public.
JOHANNESBURG — The first victim of a suspected hantavirus outbreak had already been dead 21 days when fellow passenger Jake Rosmarin posted a video about cows he had seen on a remote volcanic island in the Atlantic, showing no indication he was aware his cruise ship was about to be quarantined.
Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, May 4.
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off the coast of South Africa has left at least three people dead and several others sick. For The National, CBC chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault asks infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch to break down how the virus spreads and the risk to humans.
Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, May 4.
