Health Authorities Investigate Possible Human-to-Human Virus Transmission on Cruise Ship

Health authorities are investigating the possibility of human-to-human virus transmission aboard a cruise ship currently anchored near the Cape Verde Islands. The vessel is carrying approximately 150 passengers and remains at the West African island nation while health officials examine the situation. The investigation comes as authorities work to determine whether passengers may have contracted and spread an infectious disease during the voyage, though specific details about the nature of the virus or the passengers' conditions have not been disclosed.