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Argentine scientists are collecting rodents in Ushuaia to determine whether the city was the source of a hantavirus outbreak that killed three passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship. The ship set sail from Ushuaia on April 1, and investigators are trying to pinpoint where and when the initial infection occurred, as local officials question the link.
French and Dutch health authorities reported that all identified contacts of hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested negative. The outbreak has so far resulted in three deaths and several infections, with the EU coordinating a response.
Health authorities worldwide are urgently tracing passengers who disembarked from the MV Hondius cruise ship before an outbreak of hantavirus was detected. The virus has killed three people, and eight others are suspected to have contracted it, as the WHO monitors citizens in at least 12 countries.
The last oil tanker from the Middle East has arrived in California, raising concerns about fuel supply and prices. State officials say current stocks can last six weeks, but imports from the Gulf have been disrupted by the US-Israeli war with Iran.
The Canary Islands' regional leader has refused to allow a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak to dock, citing safety concerns, while Spain's central government says it should be permitted. Three people have died, and the WHO reports multiple cases, though it stresses low public risk.
The World Health Organization suspects human-to-human transmission of hantavirus occurred among close contacts on a cruise ship off Cape Verde, where three passengers have died. The risk to the wider public remains low, according to the agency.
Three passengers have died and others have fallen ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius. The WHO says the risk to the public remains low, while repatriation efforts are underway for symptomatic passengers.
At least three people have died and several others have fallen ill from a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic. The World Health Organization is coordinating an investigation, with the ship currently held near Cape Verde. The risk to the general public is considered low.