Three of the 10 patients described in the report died, and 2 of the other 7 remain hospitalized after infection with the Andes strain of the virus.
So far, no Americans have been sickened in this hantavirus outbreak.
The case count from the Dutch cruise outbreak remains at 11 cases, including three fatalities.
A case previously labeled as inconclusive has tested negative, WHO officials said.
"Respiratory person-to-person transmission is not new with the Andes hantavirus," Osterholm points out.
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A French patient’s condition worsened overnight.
So far no cases have been identified in anyone other than passengers on the Dutch cruise ship.
Among those who debarked yesterday are 18 Americans, 1 of whom has tested positive for the virus.
Public health staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet passengers in Tenerife, Spain as they deboard a cruise ship that has been at the center of a hantavirus outbreak.
