WHO Confirms Andes Virus Strain in Cruise Ship Outbreak; Traces Passengers
The WHO confirmed the Andes virus, capable of human-to-human transmission, is responsible for a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship and is tracing 23 passengers who disembarked at Saint Helena.
<p> <img alt="The MV Hondius is expected to take between three and four days to reach the Canary Islands from its current position off Cape Verde" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110034/100x80/hondius.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Wednesday that the variant responsible for the hantavirus outbreak aboard polar cruise ship MV Hondius is the A...