"About 40 passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak previously disembarked on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena after the first passenger died, Dutch officials said Thursday. The dozens of passengers, including the wife of a Dutch man who died, left the cruise ship during a stop at the British territory, the Dutch foreign ministry said."
"It emerged Wednesday that a man tested positive for hantavirus in Switzerland after he also disembarked at St. Helena and flew home, though his precise movements aren't clear. Dutch authorities did not confirm where other passengers who disembarked are now."
"A British man was evacuated from the ship to South Africa from Ascension Island days later, according to the company, while three people, including the ship's doctor, were evacuated from the ship while it was near Cape Verde and taken to Europe for treatment on Wednesday."
A cruise ship operated by a Dutch company experienced a deadly hantavirus outbreak that claimed three lives. Approximately 40 passengers disembarked at St. Helena, a remote South Atlantic island, during the outbreak. One Dutch woman left the ship with her deceased husband's body, flew to South Africa, and died after collapsing at a Johannesburg airport. A man who also disembarked at St. Helena later tested positive for hantavirus in Switzerland. Additional passengers were evacuated to South Africa and Europe for treatment. Authorities in South Africa and Europe are actively tracing contacts of all passengers who left the ship, though the precise locations and movements of many remain unclear.
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