Hantavirus on the MV Hondius: Three Dead, 150 Passengers Stranded in the Atlantic
The cruise ship MV Hondius, which departed Ushuaia for Cape Verde, is stranded at sea after a WHO-confirmed hantavirus outbreak: three passengers dead, a British national in intensive care, 150 people trapped in the Atlantic. Cape Verde has refused docking. The Canary Islands are under consideration. The WHO declares a 'low risk' to the public, but concern is mounting across 19 countries from which passengers and crew originate.