# The Department of Health says it is monitoring four contact cases in the Western Cape linked to the hantavirus outbreak onboard the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. About 150 passengers and crew from 28 countries were initially aboard the vessel, but dozens disembarked on the island of St Helena last month. Three people have died, including a 69-year-old Dutch woman, who had the virus. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, told News24 that of the four, one individual was presenting symptoms, including fever and a sore throat.
Health Department monitoring four people in the Western Cape linked to the hantavirus outbreak