Referred to as “case 1” in the World Health Organization (WHO) disease outbreak news, the first person who died after an infection with Hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius. He is officially considered a “probable case”, as no microbiological tests were performed to confirm the reason for his illness.
He and his wife had boarded the cruise ship in Ushuaia, Argentina, on 1 April, after more than three months of travel in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. According to WHO, he developed symptoms on 6 April and died on board on 11 April.
