3 Dead, 3 Others Sick From Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship: WHO

‘To date, one case of hantavirus infection has been laboratory confirmed, and there are five additional suspected cases,’ the World Health Organization said.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva on Feb. 6, 2020. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Three guests are dead as a suspected hantavirus outbreak spreads on board a cruise ship currently in the Atlantic Ocean, while three others are ill, according to an announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday.

“WHO is aware of and supporting a public health event involving a cruise vessel sailing in the Atlantic Ocean,” the organization said in a statement on Sunday afternoon.