What we know about hantavirus - BBC Africa

Two sick passengers - including a man believed to be a British doctor - are expected to be medically evacuated from a Dutch cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Three passengers have died, while another British man remains in intensive care in South Africa. The World Health Organization is still investigating the outbreak and says it is possible the rodent-borne virus could be spreading between humans. The BBC’s Gloria Achieng explains what we know so far about hantavirus. Filmed and edited by Gloria Achieng (Reuters footage: Robert Vagueiro) Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/