Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius cruise ship officially over: WHO - BERITAJA

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that the hantavirus outbreak onboard the MV Hondius cruise vessel successful May is over, putting an extremity to the three-month saga.

On Thursday, the WHO stated that the past identified interaction ​of an exposed ⁠person has ⁠completed quarantine ‌and tested antagonistic for the virus.

“All identified contacts person completed the 42 time follow-up play by section wellness authorities successful statement pinch WHO guidance. The completion of the interaction travel up without discovery of further secondary cases demonstrates effective interruption of transmission and confirms outbreak containment,” the WHO said.

“This outbreak nary longer poses a nationalist wellness consequence and nary further related transmission is expected.”

Three group died and a full of 13 group were infected successful the outbreak, the WHO says.

Health Canada confirmed to BERITAJA connected June 24 that the 34 Canadians who whitethorn person had vulnerability to Andes hantavirus related to the cruise vessel person now completed their self-isolation and monitoring period.

Nine Canadians located successful Ontario, Alberta and B.C. were deemed to person knowledgeable “high consequence exposure,” pinch 1 Canadian testing affirmative for the virus. As of June 9, that personification has recovered, according to wellness officials.