The outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship is linked to the Andes strain of hantavirus, which is the only known strain that can be transmitted human-to-human. So far, there have been three deaths and eight suspected cases of Andes.

As efforts to contain the Andes hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is underway, Medical News Today speaks to medical experts to fact check the latest claims around the spread of this disease.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that the deadly person-to-person Andes variant is on board the MV Hondius cruise ship that has seen three people die after an outbreak of Hantavirus.

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The Virginia Department ⁠of ⁠Health said on ⁠Thursday it is monitoring a resident who ​recently returned from a cruise ship linked to a ‌deadly Hantavirus outbreak. The person had ‌been aboard the MV Hondius,