{"id":117857,"date":"2026-05-04T12:17:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/three-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-infection-spreads-on-cruise-ship-who\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:18:52","slug":"three-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-infection-spreads-on-cruise-ship-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/three-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-infection-spreads-on-cruise-ship-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Three dead after suspected Hantavirus infection spreads on cruise ship: WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/en\/\">Who<\/a> The response is supportive, noting that so far there has been one confirmed case of the rodent-borne disease and five additional suspected cases. A detailed investigation is ongoing, including further laboratory testing.<\/p>\n<p>Of the six people affected, three have died and one is currently in intensive care in South Africa. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Medical care and assistance is being provided to the passengers and crew. Sequencing of the virus is also ongoing,&#8221; WHO said. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WHO\/status\/2051029427614818551?s=20\">Said<\/a> In a statement posted on<\/p>\n<h2>quick action important<\/h2>\n<p>In a separate tweet, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrTedros\/status\/2051044933990068601?s=20\">Said<\/a> The agency is &#8220;facilitating the medical evacuation of the two symptomatic passengers, conducting a full risk assessment, and supporting those affected onboard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that &#8220;quick, coordinated action is vital to contain the risks and protect public health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hantavirus infection is a rare disease associated with the feces or urine of infected rodents that can cause life-threatening respiratory problems. <\/p>\n<p>According to media reports, the cruise liner operated by a Dutch company departed Argentina three weeks ago and was eventually headed to the Canary Islands, but is currently docked off the coast of Cabo Verde in West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>WHO has also given this information according to its National Focal Points. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/international-health-regulations#tab=tab_1\">international health regulations<\/a>A 2005 treaty that outlines the rights and obligations of countries in managing public health risks, incidents and emergencies that could potentially cross borders.<\/p>\n<p>A public notice will also be issued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who The response is supportive, noting that so far there has been one confirmed case of the rodent-borne disease and five additional suspected cases. A detailed investigation is ongoing, including further laboratory testing. Of the six people affected, three have died and one is currently in intensive care in South Africa. &#8220;Medical care and assistance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[2630,435,28087,9986,3061,4628,269],"class_list":{"0":"post-117857","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bible-verse","8":"tag-cruise","9":"tag-dead","10":"tag-hantavirus","11":"tag-infection","12":"tag-ship","13":"tag-spreads","14":"tag-suspected"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117857"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117861,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117857\/revisions\/117861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}