WHO reports 10 hantavirus cases linked to Hondius (opens in new tab)

The World Health Organization said the hantavirus outbreak linked to the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius totaled 10 reported cases as of May 15, including eight laboratory-confirmed cases and two suspected cases, with three deaths. WHO officials said the overall public health risk remained low, the ship’s crew had no symptoms, and available analysis did not show evidence that the virus had mutated to become more transmissible. U.S. health officials said no one in the United States had te...