WHO chief warns of possible new hantavirus cases in next six weeks in latest update

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The MV Hondius cruise ship, on which the hantavirus infection was identified, is making its way to the Canary Islands.

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8 infected with hantavirus as concerns about spread linger.

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At least two Americans on board the MV Hondius, the cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak, are being monitored in the U.S.

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CBS News' Tom Hanson has the latest.

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The World Health Organization has confirmed five of the eight suspected hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship have now been verified, with three fatalities recorded.WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus addressed journalists today, revealing that British authorities had alerted the organisation last Saturday regarding a cluster of respiratory illness among passengers aboard the vessel.Despite the gravity of the situation, Dr Tedros stressed that the global health body considers the risk to the wider public to be minimal."While this is a serious incident, WHO assesses the public health risk as low," he stated during the press conference.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The vessel departed Argentina approximately one month ago and is presently making its way towards the Canary Islands, where it is anticipated to arrive this weekend.The outbreak's origins remain unclear, though the sequence of events has since been established.On April 9, a male passenger began...

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