We're used to outbreaks of Covid19 or e-coli on cruise ships, but they can have other viruses as well. Such as hantavirus which is carried by rats and caught through aerosol contact with their urine or faeces. Ycccht!
A hantavirus outbreak aboard a Dutch cruise ship left six people infected. Three of them are dead and one was flown to intensive care in South Africa.
Meanwhile, the ship is still heading for the Canary Islands, depositing bodies at various ports along the way.
Cruise ships... experience the real-life thrill of living in an actual Petri dish.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/three-passengers-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship
#CruiseShips #Hantavirus
A hantavirus outbreak aboard a Dutch cruise ship left six people infected. Three of them are dead and one was flown to intensive care in South Africa.
Meanwhile, the ship is still heading for the Canary Islands, depositing bodies at various ports along the way.
Cruise ships... experience the real-life thrill of living in an actual Petri dish.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/three-passengers-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship
#CruiseShips #Hantavirus
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