At least 29 passengers of 12 nationalities left the MV Hondius on 24 April after the first fatality

At least 29 passengers of 12 nationalities left the MV Hondius on 24 April after the first fatality

Authorities around the world are racing to trace dozens of passengers who disembarked from the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak before isolation measures were implemented.

It emerged for the first time on Thursday that at least 29 passengers of 12 nationalities left the MV Hondius on 24 April after the first fatality, prompting a scramble to identify and track their movements since then.

However, the World Health Organization ruled out any Covid-scale crisis. “This is not the start of an epidemic. This is not the start of a pandemic. This is not Covid,” Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, the agency’s director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, told reporters.

  • rozodru@piefed.worldEnglish
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    19 days ago

    and even if these slap nuts don’t wash their hands after shitting isn’t the transmission from human to human still really low? I mean I always assumed the hentavirus was transmitted purely from being in direct contact with mouse/rat piss or you got bit by one.

    • bcgm3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      19 days ago

      I mean I always assumed the hentavirus was transmitted purely from being in direct contact with mouse/rat piss or you got bit by one.

      I believe that is usually the case for hentavirus, but this “Andes” strain is an exception:

      The Andes hantavirus can spread among humans through very close contact, but is less contagious than Covid. There are no vaccines.