GENEVA, May 23 \u2014 A member of the MV Hondius cruise ship crew who disembarked in Spain\u2019s Canary Islands and was repatriated to the Netherlands was confirmed Friday as a new hantavirus case, the WHO said.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, the Netherlands confirmed an additional case among a crew member who disembarked in Tenerife, was repatriated to the Netherlands and has been isolating since then,\u201d World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday.<\/p>\n
He said this meant there were now 12 suspected and confirmed cases in total, including three deaths.<\/p>\n
Tedros reiterated that no deaths had been reported since May 2, when the outbreak was first reported to the WHO.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe continue to urge affected countries to monitor all passengers and crew carefully for the remainder of the quarantine period,\u201d he told a press conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 600 contacts continue to be followed in 30 countries, and a small number of high-risk contacts are still being located.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Dutch authorities said the crew member had been taken to hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Andes virus has been detected in one person who was in quarantine in the Netherlands. The patient has since been admitted to the hospital as a precaution and is in isolation,\u201d said the RIVM (Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment).<\/p>\n
The Andes species is the only strain of hantavirus known to be able to jump from human-to-human.<\/p>\n
Everyone evacuated from the Dutch-flagged ship to the Netherlands is tested every week. The positive test was confirmed by two separate laboratories, the RIVM said.<\/p>\n
The person who tested positive had been in home quarantine, according to authorities, who urged calm.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe RIVM understands that this news may raise questions or concerns. However, the chance of further spread in the Netherlands remains very small,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
The ship set off April 1 from Ushuaia, Argentina, taking in remote islands in the South Atlantic Ocean before heading north to Cape Verde, then Tenerife in Spain\u2019s Canary Islands.<\/p>\n
The ship docked in Rotterdam harbour in the Netherlands on Monday, with the skeleton crew facing weeks of quarantine.<\/p>\n
Spread by rodents, hantavirus is a rare virus for which no vaccines or specific treatments exist. \u2014 AFP<\/p>\n
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