"The Swiss government confirmed that a man who returned to Switzerland after being a passenger on the MV Hondius was infected with the hantavirus and is being treated in Zurich. There is no danger to the broader population."
"The World Health Organization has stressed that the risk to the broader public is low. People are usually infected by hantavirus through contact with infected rodents or their urine, droppings, or saliva."
"Tests done by South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases revealed that the Andes strain was the cause of infection in the Dutch woman who died in Johannesburg as well as in the British man who is still in hospital there."
"South Africa's health ministry also said that contact tracing was under way, with 62 contacts identified including flight crew and healthcare workers. The contacts will be monitored until an incubation period has passed."
A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius luxury cruise ship has led to multiple infections and deaths among passengers. A man in Switzerland was confirmed infected after returning from the cruise. The World Health Organization has indicated that the risk to the general public is low, as hantavirus typically spreads through contact with infected rodents. Human-to-human transmission is rare, but limited cases have been observed. South Africa's health ministry is conducting contact tracing for those exposed, with 62 contacts identified and monitored.
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