WHO says MV Hondius Hantavirus outbreak is over

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the hantavirus outbreak that struck passengers on the MV Hondius is over, the BBC writes.

Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the final contact of a person exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius had completed their quarantine period, tested negative and returned home.

No further cases have been reported since May 25 and the “WHO considers the hantavirus outbreak over”, he added.

The hantavirus outbreak occurred aboard the MV Hondius during a journey in April–May in the Atlantic Ocean. Thirteen people were infected, and three of them died.