A comparative genomic analysis of five people infected aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius has confirmed that the hantavirus spread from passenger to passenger during the voyage, according to a study published on the open scientific platform Viriological and produced jointly by laboratories in South Africa, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. The scientific finding supports the hypothesis handled since the outbreak began, which has left ten people infected and three dead, and completes the epidemiological picture after weeks of investigation.

El crucero ‘MV Hondius’, donde se han registrado ocho casos vinculados al episodio infeccioso, llegará el domingo a Tenerife. Los extranjeros serán repatriados y los españoles,…

The 17 U.S. passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius would first be taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which has a federally funded quarantine facility.