How was hantavirus transmitted? A visual explanation of the โMV Hondiusโ outbreak
The first patient involved in the hantavirus outbreak boarded a ship in Ushuaia, Argentina, unaware that he was carrying the virus that would trigger a health crisis. The passenger and his wife, both Dutch, had been traveling around Argentina for weeks before boarding the MV Hondius, an expedition ship. The leading hypothesis is that they โwere infected off the ship,โ according to the WHO.