Hantavirus | NICD, Gauteng Health launch contact tracing after deaths on international cruise liner

A spokesperson for ship owner Oceanwide Expeditions says in a statement a third person - a German national - has died from the virus.

According to the statement the hantavirus had so far only been confirmed in the case of a British man being in South Africa and that the ship, currently anchored in front of CapeVerde, was considering sailing to Las Palmas or Tenerife for disembarkation.

For more we are joined by Prof Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation at Stellenbosch University.

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