#Hantavirus: #WHO responds to cruise ship outbreak

An outbreak of deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has triggered an international public health response. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is coordinating evacuations and risk assessments following the death of three people and multiple suspected infections. To date, one case has been confirmed after verification in a laboratory, but there are five additional suspected cases among those on board. "The World Health Organization is judging that the risk of a global outbreak is low" said Ann Lindstrand, WHO Representative in Cabo Verde.