The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) confirmed on Wednesday morning that the Hantavirus outbreak onboard a Dutch cruise ship Hondius is the rare Andes strain of the virus, which is endemic in Argentina and known to be transmissible between humans.

The Hondius – a luxury cruise ship that departed from Argentina en route to the Canary Islands, Spain – is currently isolated after documenting a hantavirus outbreak. As of Wednesday morning, the ship is reportedly marooned off the coast of Cape Verde after being denied permission to land.

On Tuesday, the government of Spanish socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that, in collaboration…

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