WHO declare hantavirus outbreak is over months after first case was recorded

• The World Health Organisation ( WHO ) has declared the hantavirus outbreak among cruise ship passengers over, nearly three months after the first case was recorded.
• The outbreak, which occurred on the MV Hondius cruise ship that departed Argentina on 1 April, resulted in three deaths and 13 infections from the rare Andes virus strain.
• Hantaviruses are typically carried by rodents and spread through their droppings and urine.
• The last identified contact of an exposed person completed quarantine and tested negative, with no new cases reported since 25 May.
• The MV Hondius was cleared to resume sailing in mid-June, with all voyages from 13 June onwards proceeding as scheduled.

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WHO declares deadly hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship over after three months