According to The Hill, the US has taken measures to evacuate its citizens on the ship “MV Hondius”.
In this regard, it was explained that after the vessel in question anchors in Tenerife, a charter aircraft will be dispatched for the evacuation of 17 citizens, under the coordination of the State Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
It was also noted that after the risk assessment by the medical team, the passengers brought to the state of Nebraska by plane will be taken to the National Quarantine Unit of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a quarantine facility funded by the federal government.
“MV Hondius” is expected to arrive at the port of Tenerife in the Canary Islands on Sunday, May 10th.
Hantavirus
Hantavirus is known as a disease transmitted primarily by rodents.
The virus, which is spread by inhaling air mixed with dried rodent feces, urine and saliva and sometimes through bites or scratches by rodents, causes symptoms such as fever, fatigue and muscle pain.
The virus, which can also cause respiratory failure, causes internal bleeding and kidney failure in some cases.
Development of hantavirus cases on cruise ships
On the Dutch-flagged passenger ship “MV Hondius”, which set sail from Argentina on March 20th, one person died as a result of the hantavirus on April 11th, and a total of three people died on April 26th and May 2nd, each with one death.
The administration of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde Islands) in western Africa did not allow the ship to dock at any port on May 3, and the World Health Organization (WHO) informed of the deaths and said that analyzes had been initiated on the ship.
The WHO announced on May 4 that there was no threat of an epidemic and that hantavirus was not a cause for concern.
The Spanish government also announced after a meeting with the WHO and other countries on May 5 that it would accept the ship to evacuate passengers.
The ship, which currently has more than 140 passengers and crew from 23 different nationalities, is en route from the Canary Islands in southeastern Spain to Tenerife.
Based on the cases identified so far, the WHO determined that the hantavirus type “Andes” is contagious from person to person.
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