Hantavirus outbreak: What next for those on board the MV Hondius, and how worried should we be?

About this episode

The episode discusses the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius and the implications for passengers and public health.

It has been 35 days since luxury cruise liner MV Hondius set sail from Argentina, taking passengers on a once-in-a-lifetime expedition. For those on board, there’s no end in sight to quarantine conditions following a hantavirus outbreak. But what is hantavirus, what are the public health concerns, and what happens when a cruise liner has fatalities at sea? Host: Fionnán Sheahan | Guests: Laura Lynott and Dr Brian Higgins See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Fionnán Sheahan

Guests: Laura Lynott, Dr Brian Higgins

Topics covered

• hantavirus
• cruise liner
• public health
• quarantine
• MV Hondius
• passenger safety

Keywords

• hantavirus
• MV Hondius
• quarantine
• public health
• cruise liner
• Argentina
• passengers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MV Hondius, Irish Independent

Places: Argentina

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