What is hantavirus and how serious is the cruise ship outbreak?
About this episode
The episode discusses the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that resulted in multiple fatalities and infections among passengers and crew.
Multiple countries are on alert after a hantavirus outbreak on board an Atlantic cruise ship killed three people. A Dutch couple and a German national died on board the MV Hondius amid the outbreak with at least eight more infected out of 150 passengers and crew. Four Australians were aboard the ship, but are not known to have been infected.
Topics covered
- hantavirus
- cruise ship outbreak
- public health
- infectious diseases
- international response
Keywords
- hantavirus
- cruise ship
- outbreak
- MV Hondius
- public health alert
- infected passengers
- fatalities
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MV Hondius
Places: Australia, Atlantic
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