Stories from Santiago · Cape Verde

The cruise ship MV Honduras has reported multiple suspected Hantavirus infections, according to the World Health Organization. The broadcast mentioned that the virus can cause severe illness. Unlike Asian or American strains that primarily spread from rodents, this strain allows for person-to-person transmission. The flight involving a specific woman lasted four hours. The organization suggests patients may have been infected outside the vessel before transmission occurred among those in close contact. This follows the deaths of a Dutch couple, including a woman who died after a flight from Saint Helena to Johannesburg. The WHO is currently seeking more than 4,000 people for investigation purposes. The WHO is treating the incident as a possible overdose case. No specific individual names or flight numbers were provided in the report.