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risk to the public remains extremely low," she added. A total of 31 British nationals - a mix of passengers and crew - set sail on the cruise. Some disembarked before the first confirmed case of hantavirus
risk to the general public remains very low. There are two confirmed and five suspected hantavirus
risks from hantavirus and Ebola, many state and local health officials now have less power to protect the public
hantavirus, cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said Friday there were no people with symptoms of a possible infection on board the ship. The WHO considers the risk to the wider public
Public health authorities around the world are working to contain a hantavirus outbreak that started on a cruise ship in early April and has already claimed three lives. Despite a stream of alarmist headlines
risk to the public. Here is what we know about the countries affected so far: Three British nationals have suspected hantavirus
hantavirus – a rare family of viruses carried by rodents – by lab testing, according to the [World Health Organization](https://www.theguardian.com/world/world-health-organization) (WHO). “It’s important to reassure people that the risk to the general public
risk to the public is low, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, said there could be more cases due to the incubation period of the Andes virus – the variant of hantavirus
risk to the general public remains very low, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. Three people have died in the outbreak, including two of the six people whom the World Health Organization
public health risk assessment and support to the remaining passengers on board," the WHO said. The WHO did not name the cruise ship or release any additional details. [Hantaviruses
risk to the public was low, stressing the outbreak was not similar to the Covid-19 pandemic. - **Three Britons** are confirmed or suspected to have contracted hantavirus
risk to the public was low. The woman had flown from San Francisco on 7 May and travelled through the island of Tahiti and then Mangareva in French Polynesia, the French Polynesian government said
hantavirus](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/where-cruise-ship-hantavirus-from-what-next-canary-islands), which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship departed in April. But health officials have insisted that the risk for global public
risk to the wider public remained low, a Europe-based official later said, adding that there was no need for panic or travel restrictions. “To date, one case of hantavirus
risk contacts as a precautionary measure, Europe’s public health agency said late on Saturday as part of its rapid scientific advice. In Tenerife, the passengers will be tested by Spanish health authorities to ensure
risk to the general public remains very low. "The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed this clearly. "The guests arriving at Arrowe Park are not displaying any symptoms of hantavirus
risk to the wider public is low for [the virus](/news/2026/5/4/what-is-hantavirus-suspected-in-deaths-of-three-people-on-cruise-ship), which only rarely passes between humans. On Tuesday, the WHO said it was trying to trace people on a flight between the island
hantavirus outbreak](/news/2026/5/4/what-is-hantavirus-suspected-in-deaths-of-three-people-on-cruise-ship) as “low risk”. “While additional cases may still occur among passengers and crew members exposed before containment measures were implemented, the risk of onward transmission is expected to be reduced following disembarkation
risk to the wider public is low and the virus rarely spreads through human to human transmission and only after close contact. Earlier, the Foreign Office has said it is "working urgently" to get British
public health risk assessment." "Detailed investigations are ongoing, including further laboratory testing, and epidemiological investigations," WHO said. "Medical care and support are being provided to passengers and crew." Lindstrand told AP there was a possible