"On 2 May, the outbreak of a lethal hantavirus strain onboard a luxury cruise liner was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). As of this morning, nine probable cases have been identified, with three fatalities. It has left experts scrambling to conduct a track-and-trace exercise of global proportions."
"While 149 passengers and crew remained on the ship once the virus had been identified, at least 29 passengers of 12 nationalities had already disembarked. Seven of them were British. For today's First Edition, I spoke to infectious diseases epidemiologist Dr Charlotte Hammer, and our reporter Robyn Vinter who is on the ground in Tenerife where the ship has been evacuated."
A lethal hantavirus strain was reported to the World Health Organization on 2 May after an outbreak onboard a luxury cruise liner. Nine probable cases have been identified, including three fatalities. Experts are conducting a large-scale track-and-trace exercise because many passengers and crew were exposed before identification of the virus. At least 29 passengers from 12 nationalities had already disembarked, including seven British passengers. The ship was evacuated in Tenerife, and remaining passengers and crew numbered 149 once the virus was identified. The situation requires rapid coordination across countries to locate contacts and contain further spread.
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