KEY DETAILS
Imported cruise case. Contact tracing completed or ongoing around exposed contacts.
South Africa has recorded 1 confirmed hantavirus case (fatal) linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship (Andes virus). The patient was medically evacuated and treated in Johannesburg, triggering contact tracing for dozens of exposures. This is an imported case with no local transmission reported.
Imported cruise case. Contact tracing completed or ongoing around exposed contacts.
WHO + South Africa NICD