WHO says 3 suspected hantavirus patients evacuated from cruise ship to the Netherlands
The WHO said eight cases have been recorded, and three patients were evacuated to the Netherlands for specialized care as the ship awaits a new port.
- Investigators tracing the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius have linked the source to a landfill visit in Ushuaia, Argentina, by an infected Dutch couple.
- Before boarding the cruise on April 1, the couple, both 69, visited the landfill and may have been exposed to rodents carrying the infection.
- Three people have died among the 149 passengers and crew aboard the vessel, with health officials initiating medical evacuations for those experiencing acute respiratory symptoms.
- Regional President Fernando Clavijo refuses to allow the ship to dock in the Canary Islands, despite the Spanish Health Ministry granting permission for the vessel's arrival.
- Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper stated the government is working to bring 19 British passengers and four crew members home safely, while the World Health Organization notes the low risk to public health.
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A Swede who may have been exposed to the Hantavirus was left stranded on the island of Saint Helena. Experts have not commented on whether he has been contacted.
The porters of Tenerife protest. The EU: 'Low risk for the population but we monitor'. The two patients evacuated from the Hondius ship arrived in Holland. Mild symptoms for a Klm hostess. It was on a flight that tried to catch a infected woman who later died (ANSA)
Three people, evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a rare hantavirus outbreak that killed three passengers, were repatriated to Europe for health care. The others remain confined on board where "no one" has symptoms according to the cruise ship, while waiting to land in the Canary Islands where the boat is expected Saturday. "This is not the beginning of an epidemic. This is not the beginning of a pandemic," the World Health Organisation assured.
Five Ukrainians on board MV Hondius — the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, MFA says
The cruise ship MV Hondius, where a hantavirus outbreak was recorded, is sailing to Spain's Canary Islands, where all passengers and crew will be examined upon arrival, hromadske reports, citing a comment from Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Five Ukrainian crew members reported asymptomatic The ship is expected to dock on 9 May. Five Ukrainian citizens are among the crew. According to the MFA, their state of health is satisfactory, with n…
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The cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. —AFP/Getty ImagesAn outbreak of the rare but highly deadly hantavirus on a cruise ship is causing international alarm, as authorities scramble to trace those who may have been exposed in a bid to curb its spread.The World Health Organization says that to date, there are eight cases of hantavirus infection linked to the MV Hondius, which…
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