The World Health Organization has confirmed a 12th case of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. A crew member who left the vessel in Tenerife and was repatriated to the Netherlands has tested positive. The death toll remains at three, with no new deaths since May 2nd.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the newly confirmed patient has been in isolation since repatriation. He urged affected countries to continue close monitoring for the remainder of the quarantine period. Over 600 possible contacts across 30 countries are being tracked, though a small number of high-risk contacts have yet to be located.
Tedros thanked Argentina, Cabo Verde, Chile, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, and the United Kingdom for their cooperation in the investigation.