"The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed eight cases linked to the outbreak, including three deaths. And although person-to-person transmission of hantavirus is rare the most common route is through contact with rodent droppings health authorities are monitoring all passengers on the ship and several dozen people outside the cruise ship who may have come into contact with one of the infected cases."
"The cruise ship, carrying approximately 150 people, will arrive in Tenerife, in Spain's Canary Islands, on Sunday. On Monday, crew and passengers will be repatriated: foreigners to their countries of origin and Spaniards to the Gomez-Ulla Military Hospital in Madrid, where they will be quarantined according to health protocols. A surge in new cases is not expected, but comments and theories on social media are running rampant, fueling panic about an epidemic similar to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic."
"There is no scientific evidence or epidemiological indication that this hantavirus outbreak will spread massively. First, because its transmission between humans is not very efficient: the virus's main reservoir is a specific type of rodent that is not found worldwide; and, although person-to-person transmission is possible it has been described in the Andes variant, which is the one circulating on the cruise ship it is very rare."
"An example of its limited transmission is the fact that the vast majority of people on board the ship are apparently healthy, without any symptoms."
Eight hantavirus cases linked to MV Hondius have been confirmed by the World Health Organization, including three deaths. The virus spreads mainly through contact with rodent droppings, while person-to-person transmission is rare. Health authorities are monitoring all passengers and several dozen people outside the ship who may have been exposed. The cruise ship is expected to arrive in Tenerife, Spain, and crew and passengers will be repatriated on Monday, with Spaniards quarantined at Gomez-Ulla Military Hospital in Madrid under health protocols. A surge in new cases is not expected. Social media misinformation is fueling panic by claiming a new pandemic, despite lack of scientific evidence and limited transmission characteristics of the circulating Andes variant.
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