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Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship: California Residents Among Passengers

A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has resulted in three deaths and sickened others, with at least one California resident among the passengers who disembarked early. The ship departed from Argentina on April 1st, made stops along the African coast, and was en route to the Canary Islands when the outbreak occurred. Thirty passengers, including six from the United States across five states, disembarked in Africa on April 24th, two weeks after the first death. California health officials are monitoring returning travelers, but theres no sign of any state residents being sick. The public health risk in California remains low, with no reports of infected passengers landing in the area. The Andes strain can spread person-to-person, but the World Health Organization deems the global risk low.

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