The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday that a new case of hantavirus had been detected in Spain among passengers quarantined after the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the total number of cases linked to this outbreak now stands at 13.
Three people have died since the start of the outbreak, but no new deaths have been reported since May 2. Tedros indicated that the situation remained stable and that sick passengers were receiving medical care while the others remained in quarantine.
Over the past two weeks, all passengers, crew members and medical personnel still on board have left the ship, which was considered the epicenter of the outbreak.
Hantaviruses are transmitted by rodents and can cause serious illness in humans. According to the WHO, between 10,000 and 100,000 human cases are reported worldwide each year, with varying severity depending on the virus strain.
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