{"id":329892,"date":"2026-05-06T02:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=329892"},"modified":"2026-05-06T02:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:05:51","slug":"ships-british-doctor-amongst-sick-patients-on-mv-hondius-after-hantavirus-outbreak-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/ships-british-doctor-amongst-sick-patients-on-mv-hondius-after-hantavirus-outbreak-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Ship&#8217;s British doctor &#8216;amongst sick patients on MV Hondius&#8217; after hantavirus outbreak | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>The \u2018hantavirus\u2019 cruise and its passengers have been stranded off the coast of Cape Verde after the outbreak (Picture: AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A British crew member who&#8217;s sick 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travel blogger Jake Rosmarin spoke out in a tearful video as around 150 passengers remain stuck on the virus-hit ship.\",\"title\":\"Tearful travel vlogger shares emotional plea from 'hantavirus cruise' after deaths onboard\",\"videoId\":3645717}\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/05\/04\/7749768860239941258\/640x360_MP4_7749768860239941258.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/source><\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to an internet<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ann Lane, from Dublin, told the Irish Times that the \u2018ship\u2019s doctor and a member of the expedition staff are sick on board.\u2019 <\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tJoin for all of the newest stories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <strong>News Updates<\/strong> newsletter or get <strong>Breaking News <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She said the doctor, described as a younger British man, had been \u2018fabulous\u2019 and \u2018treating everybody day and night.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>He had reportedly been sick for \u2018quite just a few days, possibly since last Thursday,\u2019 Ann said. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.metro.co.uk\/i\/html_modules\/2026\/05_MAY\/260504_Rat_Cruise_Map\/index.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500px\" class=\"metro-iframe iframe-autoheight \" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" name=\"69fa5baeae3d3\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oceanwide Expeditions said in its latest update that its plan is to proceed to either Gran Canaria or Tenerife within the Canary Islands after the evacuation of three individuals to the Netherlands. <\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Spain has signalled that it is likely to be hesitant to let the cruise dockin its territory. <\/p>\n<p>Spain\u2019s health ministry said it&#8217;ll determine where the ship can stop at based on the evaluation of epidemiological data collected on board during its stop in Cape Verde. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Until then, the Ministry of Health won&#8217;t make any decision, as we&#8217;ve already informed the WHO [World Health Organisation],\u2019 the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>WHO is claimed to be tracing individuals who were on an Airlink flight with a Dutch woman who had disembarked the ship at St Helena after her husband died on board the ship. <\/p>\n<p>She had flown between Saint Helena and Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 25 and died in hospital, where she later tested positive for hantavirus. <\/p>\n<p>Airlink, the South African carrier, has been told to notify the 82 passengers on board that they have to contact the health department, news agency AFP reports. <\/p>\n<p>Oceanwide Expeditions said in an announcement on Tuesday evening: \u2018The medical evacuation of two individuals currently requiring urgent medical care, and the person related to the guest who passed away on 2 May, will occur using two specialized aircraft which might be en path to Cape Verde. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018From here, the patients are to be medically evacuated to the Netherlands. At this stage, we shouldn&#8217;t have an actual timeline.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Once these three individuals have been safely transferred from the vessel and are in transit to the Netherlands, the\u00a0m\/v Hondius\u00a0will begin repositioning. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our plan is to proceed to the Canary Islands, either Gran Canaria or Tenerife, which is able to take 3 days of sailing. Discussions are ongoing with relevant authorities. This will likely be shared when concrete plans can be found.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat&#8217;s hantavirus?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Hantaviruses are a family of rodent-bourne viruses, with each strain tied to a selected host species.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s spread when people come into contact with infected droppings, saliva, urine or nesting materials, but is\u00a0<strong>extremely rare,<\/strong>\u00a0and infrequently passed from individual to individual.<\/p>\n<p>If caught, hantavirus can result in two foremost illnesses, one in every of which affects the lungs (Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome or HPS) and the opposite which affects the kidneys (Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome or HFRS).<\/p>\n<p>The incubation period for this illness is mostly\u00a0two to 4 weeks, based on the federal government,\u00a0but can range from as little as two days to so long as eight weeks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2204253442-90cc.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28230838\" alt=\"A graph showing how hantavirus is spread.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Hantavirus is avirus transmitted by infected rodents causing severe respiratory and hemorrhagic diseases in humans. (Credits: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the symptoms?<\/h3>\n<p>Early symptoms of hantavirus\u00a0are much like the flu, and include headaches, dizziness, chills in addition to abdominal problems like diarrhoea, vomiting and nausea.<\/p>\n<p>If it progresses into Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, patients can experience headaches, dizziness, chills and abdominal problems like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea.<\/p>\n<p>When you develop Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome, initial symptoms will include intense headaches, back and abdominal pain, fever or chills, nausea, and blurred vision.<\/p>\n<p>If the disease progresses, later symptoms include low blood pressure, acute shock (lack of blood flow), internal bleeding, and acute kidney failure, based on the CDC.<\/p>\n<p>Hantavirus will be fatal, so it\u2019s vital to control symptoms if you happen to imagine you\u2019ve been exposed. 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