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European authorities are preparing to evacuate a cruise ship at a European port after hantavirus cases were reported. The virus, spread by rodents, can cause severe illness including hemorrhagic fever. Medical teams are on site to manage the evacuation and quarantine.
Two British nationals evacuated from the hantavirus-infected MV Hondius cruise ship are showing signs of recovery. A 69-year-old passenger is in intensive care in Johannesburg, while expedition guide Martin Anstee, 56, is being treated in the Netherlands. Global health officials report both patients are improving.
The World Health Organization has confirmed five hantavirus infections, including three deaths, tied to a cruise ship in the Atlantic. WHO assesses public health risk as low but warns more cases may emerge due to the virus's long incubation period. The infected strain, Andes virus, is the only hantavirus known to transmit between humans under close contact.
Three people suspected of hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius were medically evacuated, allowing the ship to dock at Tenerife. Among them was a British expedition guide whose condition stabilized after being critical. The WHO confirmed eight cases linked to the ship, with five positive and two deaths reported.
Argentine authorities are investigating the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, with three deaths and passengers returning to the US and other countries. The country has reported 101 cases since June 2025, double the previous year. Experts warn that climate change is expanding rodent habitats, increasing the risk of spread.
Argentina has launched an investigation into a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, which has killed three people including a Dutch couple and a German national. The health ministry is sending experts to Ushuaia to test rodents in areas linked to the victims' travel routes. WHO officials say the general public risk remains low as the virus spreads much slower than COVID-19.
The WHO confirmed two hantavirus cases and five suspected infections on the MV Hondius cruise ship stranded near Cape Verde. Three people have died, one is in critical condition, and three have mild symptoms. The risk of community spread is low, and Spain is preparing to receive the vessel.
Three people aboard the Dutch-operated cruise ship MV Hondius have died in a suspected outbreak of Hantavirus. The WHO says the risk to the broader public remains low. One case has been confirmed, and investigations are ongoing.
Three of six passengers who fell ill aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have died, with one person in intensive care, according to the WHO. The ship was traveling from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Cape Verde when the suspected hantavirus outbreak occurred.
