First person who wasn’t on latest cruise voyage tests positive for hantavirus

As Cape Verde blocks disembarkation and Spain resists docking, 149 passengers and crew remain stranded at sea under strict isolation, watched by a lone ship medic and incoming infectious disease experts. The World Health Organization maintains that the overall public health risk is low, yet offers few answers about how a rodent-borne virus spread on a vessel where no rodents were found. For families waiting ashore, reassurance means little while loved ones battle a disease with no known cure.