Health authorities around the world are racing to contain the growing hantavirus outbreak linked to the Dutch expedition cruise ship MV Hondius after new confirmed infections were identified among evacuated passengers in Europe and the United States.
The latest updates from the World Health Organisation confirm that at least seven passengers connected to the voyage have now tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus, whilst two additional cases remain under investigation. Three people have died since the outbreak began during the ship's South Atlantic expedition that departed from Argentina in April.
