"On May 2, nearly 30 days into his journey aboard the Dutch-flagged expedition vessel, the M/V Hondius, local officials reported to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases that a cluster of unknown respiratory illness cases had broken out among passengers."
"As more passengers fell ill over the several-week journey to Cape Town, South Africa, the outbreak proved to be the rare Andes strain of hantavirus, a rare and potentially deadly respiratory illness spread primarily through aerosolized exposure to rodent droppings."
"Three passengers have died, and three others with respiratory symptoms have been evacuated to medical care, according to the Authorities have reported eight confirmed cases."
"The ship is now en route to the Canary Islands, after spending three days quarantined off the coast of Cape Verde as public health officials devised a strategy for containment and treatment."
A gay travel blogger on a 35-day Atlantic expedition aboard the Dutch-flagged M/V Hondius reported planned stops across remote islands. Near the end of the journey toward Cape Town, local officials reported a cluster of unknown respiratory illness cases among passengers. As more passengers became ill, authorities identified the outbreak as the rare Andes strain of hantavirus. The illness is potentially deadly and spreads primarily through aerosolized exposure to rodent droppings. Three passengers died, and several others developed respiratory symptoms and were evacuated for medical care. The ship was quarantined off Cape Verde for three days while containment and treatment strategies were developed, and it is now en route to the Canary Islands.
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