How are countries responding to hantavirus?

"A Dutch cruise ship at the centre of an outbreak of hantavirus anchored on Sunday near Granadilla port, south-east Tenerife, Spain, allowing dozens of passengers from all over the world to begin making their way home. The MV Hondius set off from Argentina on 1 April, with 175 passengers and crew on board, according to the operator, Oceanwide Expeditions. Thirty-two left the cruise when it stopped on the island of St Helena on 24 April."

"The first case of hantavirus was later confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 4 May. Three passengers - a Dutch couple and a German woman - died after travelling on the ship, with two of them confirmed to have had the virus. The WHO has so far reported nine cases in total, seven confirmed and two suspected."

"Twenty British nationals, one German national who lives in the UK and one Japanese passenger arrived at Arrowe Park Hospital in Merseyside, north-west England late on Sunday. They will remain in hospital for 72 hours to receive medical checks and regular testing, before being allowed to return home where they must self-isolate for a further 42 days. The group was flown to Manchester Airport on a chartered flight, with the UK's Health Security Agency (UKHSA) saying "strict infection control measures" were in place throughout the journey."

"Public Health Minister Sharon Hodgson said none of the passengers were symptomatic, but they will be monitored closely "as part of a precautionary isolation period". "With no cases or symptoms among them and our stringent monitoring and isolation measures, the risk to the public remains extremely low," she added. A total of 31 British nationals - a mix of passengers and crew - set sail on the cruise."

A Dutch cruise ship anchored near Granadilla port in south-east Tenerife, Spain, after being linked to a hantavirus outbreak. The MV Hondius departed Argentina on 1 April with 175 passengers and crew, and 32 passengers left when the ship stopped at St Helena on 24 April. The first hantavirus case was confirmed by the World Health Organization on 4 May. Three passengers died after traveling on the ship, and two were confirmed to have had the virus. The WHO reported nine cases total, seven confirmed and two suspected. In the UK, 20 British nationals, one German national living in the UK, and one Japanese passenger arrived at Arrowe Park Hospital for 72 hours of checks and testing, followed by 42 days of self-isolation. The group traveled by chartered flight with strict infection control measures, and they were monitored despite no symptoms reported.

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