WHO tracks contacts after cruise passenger dies of hantavirus
The World Health Organisation is working to trace people who may have been exposed to hantavirus after a cruise ship passenger died. The Dutch woman, who had traveled from Saint Helena to Johannesburg, showed symptoms before her death. Her husband had previously died of the virus on the ship, which is currently off Cape Verde. The WHO has started contact tracing for those on the same flight.
What we know
- The World Health Organisation is tracing contacts from a flight between Saint Helena and Johannesburg.
- A Dutch woman disembarked in Saint Helena with gastrointestinal symptoms on April 24.
- Her condition worsened during the flight, and she died on April 26, according to the WHO.
- Her husband died of hantavirus on the cruise ship, which remains off Cape Verde.
- Contact tracing for passengers on the flight has been initiated by the WHO.
