Hantavirus Hits Cruise Lines: WHO confirms second outbreak aboard different Atlantic cruise ship within 30 days

58%

probability · 28% confidence · 30 days

WHO confirms human-to-human hantavirus transmission aboard Atlantic cruise ship with 3 confirmed deaths — highly unusual for rodent-borne pathogen. This dramatically escalates second outbreak probability from 28% to 58%. Ship positioned off Cape Verde awaiting port. If passengers disembark without full quarantine, probability of second ship outbreak or shore-based cluster outbreak within 30 days increases materially. Evidence: active WHO tracing, confirmed person-to-person cases (rare), 150+ passengers trapped, evacuation logistics.

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