The MV Hondius remains off Cape Verde with three dead and at least four others sickened during a polar voyage from Argentina
Rare human-to-human transmission of the hantavirus may have happened aboard a cruise ship of nearly 150 passengers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday, after three passengers died and at least four others were left sickened.
The U.N. health agency said it is still investigating the outbreak aboard the Dutch vessel MV Hondius as it remains off the coast of Cape Verde, emphasizing that human-to-human transmission is uncommon and that the risk to the wider public was low.
“We do believe that there may be some human-to-human transmission that’s happening among the really close contacts, the husband and wife, people who have shared cabins,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention at the WHO, told reporters in Geneva.
Of course it’s transmitted between humans! They are just blowing smoke up people’s ass to try to avoid panic.
Nope, Clearly the vessel was not clean. Either surface was contaminated, food, or ventilation. Nice try!
Both of the above are true,