WHO Raises Hantavirus Cruise Ship Cases to 11, Warns More Likely
WHO says nine of the 11 cases are confirmed as Andes virus, a rare strain that can spread between people in rare cases.
- On Tuesday, health officials confirmed 11 hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, including three deaths, as evacuation efforts concluded in Tenerife, Spain.
- Unlike typical hantavirus spread from rodent droppings, the Andes virus detected on the vessel can rarely transmit between humans; World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that new cases may emerge in the coming weeks given the 42-day incubation period.
- Spain's Health Ministry reported Tuesday that a passenger evacuated to Madrid tested positive for the virus while in quarantine; numerous nations instituted active monitoring requiring daily health checks either at home or in specialized facilities.
- Eighteen American passengers evacuated to facilities in Nebraska and Georgia remain under observation, with some placed in biocontainment units "out of an abundance of caution," the Department of Health and Human Services said.
- The Hondius is currently sailing to Rotterdam, Netherlands, for cleaning after completing repatriation of passengers from over 20 countries, with the remaining 27 crew members expected to arrive on May 17.
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According to WHO, there are now eleven cases. We have not yet confirmed any disease, but there is now a trace to Austria ... According to the Ministry of Health, although there were no Austrians on board the disease cruise ship "Hondius", contact persons were identified outside the ship, some of which developed symptoms but were tested negatively so far.Infection of the contact person "extremely improbable"A person was also identified in Austria…
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By early May 2026, a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius had claimed the lives of three passengers, including a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman. Health authorities identified the infections as the Andes strain of hantavirus, prompting officials to classify the situation as a level 3 emergency due to concerns over possible human-to-human transmission. Wider Hantavirus Spread Unlikely The World Health …
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