Three dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship
The World Health Organization said one case of hantavirus infection has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under investigation.
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"At least two people had died."
— Foster Mohale , Other
"WHO is aware of and supporting a public health event involving a cruise vessel sailing in the Atlantic Ocean."
— Gene Hackman , Celebrity
"is facilitating medical evacuation of two symptomatic passengers, conducting a full risk assessment, and supporting affected people onboard."
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Executive
"The risk to the wider public remains low. There is no need for panic or travel restrictions."
— Hans Kluge , Other
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Betsy Arakawa was the wife of actor Gene Hackman.
Spokesperson for South Africa's health ministry.
Gene Hackman was an American actor renowned for his roles in various iconic films.
Hans Kluge is the regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization.
Michelle Harkins is a pulmonologist with the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center specializing in hantavirus.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of the World Health Organization.
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The World Health Organization said one case of hantavirus infection has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under investigation.
A rare hantavirus outbreak onboard a Dutch-operated cruise ship in the Atlantic has resulted in three deaths, including an elderly couple, and at least three more infections, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and South Africa's Department of Health.
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has resulted in three deaths and several illnesses, prompting ongoing investigations by the World Health Organization. Hantavirus, a rodent-borne illness, can be contracted through contact with rodent urine, droppings, or saliva, often when disturbed particles become airborne in enclosed spaces.
At least three people have died, and three others have fallen ill after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus—a rare type of zoonotic virus carried by rodents—onboard a cruise ship operating in the Atlantic Ocean, as the World Health Organization said it is working to evacuate symptomatic individuals from the ship.
Three people have died and three others are sick after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a post to X/Twitter on Sunday night.
Three people have died and three others are ill following suspected cases of hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. WHO is supporting the response, noting that one case of the rodent-borne disease has been confirmed so far and there are five additional suspected cases.
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