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The risk to the public from a hantavirus outbreak is considered "absolutely low" - WHO.

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The World Health Organization announced on Friday that the public risk associated with a lethal strain of Hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak is minimal, as it transmits only through "very close contact."

"This virus poses a significant threat, but solely to individuals who are genuinely infected, and the risk to the broader population remains exceedingly low," stated WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier during a press briefing in Geneva. 

He emphasized that even individuals who shared cabins on the affected MV Hondius cruise ship "do not appear to be infected in several instances." The health organization indicated on Thursday that additional hantavirus cases might arise following the deaths of three passengers from the cruise ship; however, it anticipated that the outbreak would be contained if appropriate precautions were implemented. 

Another ill passenger from the MV Hondius arrived in Europe earlier that day, as the ship made its way to the Spanish Canary Islands, prompting health officials to urgently trace the source of the potentially fatal human-to-human strain. 

The situation aboard the Hondius raised international concern after three individuals on board succumbed, although health officials have downplayed the likelihood of a broader global outbreak from the rodent-borne virus, which is less transmissible than Covid-19. US President Donald Trump remarked on Thursday that he had been informed about the situation. "It’s very much, we hope, under control," Trump told reporters. "It was the ship — and I believe we will provide a comprehensive report on it tomorrow. 

We have many excellent individuals investigating it… It should be fine, we hope." A Dutch couple who had traveled throughout South America before boarding the ship in Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1 were the initial fatalities. 

Argentine health authorities reported on Thursday that they had not yet determined the origin of the outbreak. "Based on the information currently available from the involved countries and participating national agencies, it is not feasible to ascertain the source of the infection," the health ministry stated following a meeting with representatives from all 24 Argentine provinces.

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