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Hantavirus outbreak tied to MV Hondius reaches at least 11 cases
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Hantavirus outbreak tied to MV Hondius reaches at least 11 cases

Health officials are tracing confirmed and suspected Andes virus infections linked to the Dutch-flagged cruise ship, including three deaths and cases across several countries

May 13, 2026

Why officials say hantavirus is not another COVID-19
Public health

Why officials say hantavirus is not another COVID-19

The MV Hondius outbreak has revived pandemic-era fears, but health officials say hantavirus is not highly transmissible and does not spread like COVID, flu or measles

May 12, 2026

Spain confirms hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from MV Hondius
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Spain confirms hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from MV Hondius

The patient is among 14 Spaniards quarantined in Madrid after evacuations from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship, where WHO has confirmed 11 cases and three deaths

May 12, 2026

Countries isolate MV Hondius passengers after hantavirus deaths
Hantavirus response

Countries isolate MV Hondius passengers after hantavirus deaths

The UK, US and European health authorities are directing returning passengers into medical screening and weeks of monitoring after cases linked to the cruise ship

May 12, 2026

Americans from hantavirus cruise ship enter U.S. quarantine
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Americans from hantavirus cruise ship enter U.S. quarantine

One evacuee from the MV Hondius tested positive for Andes virus and another had mild symptoms after a deadly outbreak that killed three people aboard the ship

May 12, 2026

WHO sees no sign of wider hantavirus outbreak from MV Hondius
Cruise ship outbreak

WHO sees no sign of wider hantavirus outbreak from MV Hondius

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned that more cases could still emerge because of the virus’s long incubation period

May 12, 2026

Cruise hantavirus outbreak: where it may have started and spread
Cruise ship outbreak

Cruise hantavirus outbreak: where it may have started and spread

Investigators have not identified the first exposure, but scrutiny has centered on travel in southern South America as passengers from the MV Hondius are evacuated and monitored worldwide

May 11, 2026

Why MV Hondius hantavirus tracing is not a COVID-style alert
Public health

Why MV Hondius hantavirus tracing is not a COVID-style alert

The outbreak has prompted an international search for possible contacts, but experts say the risk is lower and the tracing is focused on close, prolonged exposure

May 11, 2026

Hantavirus cruise ship reaches Tenerife as evacuations begin
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Hantavirus cruise ship reaches Tenerife as evacuations begin

Passengers from the MV Hondius are being tested and sent home after three deaths, while health officials trace people who left the ship earlier

May 11, 2026

Spain readies isolated evacuations for hantavirus cruise ship
Cruise ship outbreak

Spain readies isolated evacuations for hantavirus cruise ship

The MV Hondius is expected in Tenerife this weekend with more than 140 people aboard after three deaths and a widening international contact-tracing effort

May 08, 2026

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