Hantavirus on Dutch Cruise Likely Contracted Before Boarding, Operator Says
TL;DR
Oceanwide Expeditions’ CEO says available medical and epidemiological data strongly suggest the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius was introduced before embarkation and did not originate on the ship. WHO confirms 11 related cases and 3 deaths; the ship is undergoing full cleaning and sanitization, with crew quarantines and a crew transition ahead of resuming service as investigations continue.
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