The HantaVirus outbreak on the ship led to multiple deaths and required international medical responses.

#HantaVirus TIMELINE • 2 Dutch men, the ship's doctor (#6) and a crew member (#7), were evacuated to the Netherlands with symptoms • 2 British (#10) & (#11) are back in UK, no symptoms • the flight attendant (#4) is now hospitalized w/symptoms • ship departs Cape Verde MAY 11 • ship due to dock at Canary Islands & remaining passengers (~140) to be evacuated to their home countries 5/5 🧵

#HantaVirus TIMELINE APR 25 • (#2) boards flight to Amsterdam but is removed because she is too ill •flight continues on after she is removed (number of passengers unknown but plane can hold 381) • flight attendant (#4) is now hospitalized with symptoms APR 26 • (#2) dies in hospital in Johannesburg from Hanta APR 27 • (#3) removed from ship & flown to a hospital in Johannesburg (remains critical/stable) 3/ 🧵

#HantaVirus TIMELINE APR 24 • ship docks in St Helena • body of (#1) removed from ship • 30 passengers disembark • (#2) the wife flies (#1) to Johannesburg w/ 82 passengers + 6 crew • a British man (#3) on the ship becomes ill **Has anyone checked in on St Helena? It's a tiny island in the middle of the S. Atlantic with a pretty small population. (5,633 in 2016) 2/ 🧵

#HantaVirus TIMELINE MAY 2 • a German woman (#5) dies of Hanta MAY 3 • ship arrives in Cape Verde • 2 crew members (#6) & (#7) showing symptoms MAY 6 • a British man (#8) was evacuated to the Netherlands, is now hospitalized/isolated & "feels ok" • a German woman (#9) with no symptoms but had contact with & was related to (#4) who died) was evacuated to the Netherlands but will be transported to Germany 4/ 🧵