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Remote Laboratory Management: Respiratory Virus Diagnostics
Published on: April 6, 2019
Andes virus outbreak linked to expedition cruise ship travel, multi-country investigation and response, April to June
Oda Everdina van den Berg1,2, 3, Ettore Severi4
1Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
As at 18 June 2026, 13 cases (12 confirmed and one probable) of Andes orthohantavirus have been reported (case-fatality: 23%), linked to the Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship MV Hondius. The event involved individuals from 23 nationalities and required medical evacuation, repatriation, coordinated international contact tracing, isolation, quarantine and clinical and laboratory testing follow-up. To date, all cases have been passengers (10/121; 8%) or crew members (3/61; 5%). Ongoing monitoring and investigations aim to clarify the source of the outbreak, identify risk factors and prevent further spread.
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