Three passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship are dead, and a fourth is fighting for their life after a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a ship docked in Africa.
The Dutch-flagged cruise ship is now sitting off the coast of the West African island nation of Cape Verde, while the situation is being monitored by the World Health Organization.
A passenger aboard the m/v Hondius cruise ship describes fear and uncertainty as three deaths and a suspected hantavirus outbreak are investigated off Cape Verde.
An American influencer trapped onboard the luxury MV Hondius cruise ship near West Africa amid a suspected hantavirus outbreak broke down sobbing over "very real" fears after three passengers died and others were seriously sick with symptoms.
The MV Hondius, which was on a weekslong polar cruise from Argentina to Antarctica and then several isolated islands in the South Atlantic, had requested help from local health authorities after making its way to the island of Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa.
Cape Verde’s Health Ministry said Monday that for now, it will not allow the ship to dock because of public health concerns and that it would stay in open waters close to shore.
A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus.
A cruise ship with nearly 150 people is waiting for help off Cape Verde's coast in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died and three others were left seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. The World Health Organization and the ship's operator reported the deaths and illnesses.
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