A new case of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship was confirmed on Friday in a crew member who disembarked in Tenerife and was later transferred to the Netherlands, bringing the total number of infections to 12, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The death toll remains at three, as the WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, pointed out at a press conference, where he specified that no further deaths have been recorded since 2 May, the date on which the outbreak was first reported to the agency.
"We continue to urge affected countries to monitor all passengers closely for the remainder of the quarantine period," Tedros added, stressing that the newly detected case has remained in isolation since being repatriated.
The WHO chief also recalled that more than 600 possible contacts in 30 countries are still being monitored, although "a small number of high-risk contacts" have yet to be traced.
Tedros thanked the countries that have cooperated in responding to the crisis and in the epidemiological investigation, including Argentina, Cabo Verde, Chile, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain and the United Kingdom.
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