TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has left three people dead and several others seriously ill, prompting an ongoing international health investigation.According to CNN, the fatalities include an elderly married couple, while at least three other passengers have fallen ill.
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that at least one case of hantavirus infection has been verified, with one patient currently in intensive care at a hospital in South Africa.The outbreak occurred aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged polar cruise ship that had departed from Argentina roughly three weeks earlier.
The vessel had traveled through Antarctica and several Atlantic islands and was last reported docked in Praia, Cape Verde.Two of the victims were identified as a Dutch couple aged 70 and 69.
The man died aboard the ship and was later taken to Saint Helena, while his wife collapsed at an airport in South Africa and died in a nearby hospital.
A British passenger who also fell ill has tested positive for hantavirus and is....
