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Plane carrying virus-stricken cruise ship passengers lands in UK

passengers lands in UK A plane carrying 20 Britons evacuated from a cruise ship hit by hantavirus has arrived in the UK. They flew home from Tenerife on a charter flight after the HV Hondius

Two Britons self-isolating after returning to UK from hantavirus-hit ship, say officials

quarantine, she said. On Monday, South African officials said a British man was in critical condition with the virus and receiving private care in Johannesburg. About 40 passengers are believed to have disembarked the ship

CDC says threat of widespread outbreak of hantavirus remains low

hantavirus before boarding the ship, during a birdwatching excursion at an Argentine landfill site. More than two dozen American passengers were aboard the ship. Seven have already returned to the United States, but 17 more

Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak arrives in Tenerife

passenger, the wife of the first person to die in the outbreak, had briefly been on a plane bound from Johannesburg to the Netherlands on April 25 but was removed before takeoff. She died

Race to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at island

passengers who left the ship on the British Overseas Territory. The Dutch government said a Swiss national who has since been diagnosed with hantavirus was one of those who left the cruise at St Helena

Tenerife medics poised for arrival of virus-hit cruise ship

hantavirus on board the MV Hondius cruise ship, it is finally approaching Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Intensive preparations have been under way to receive the ship in the port of Granadilla and help more

Contact tracing could be key in halting the spread of hantavirus. Here's how it works

passengers who disembarked the MV Honius cruise ship on the Atlantic island of St. Helena before the hantavirus outbreak was identified. These individuals have flown across the world, including to the United States. The risk

US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving ship

hantavirus outbreak "may have risks". The WHO has recommended 42 days of isolation for those leaving the MV Hondius. But Dr Jay Bhattacharya, the acting head of the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said

Cruise ship with hantavirus may have seen a rare occurrence: humans infecting humans

passengers and crew members on the boat. Three of the patients have died and one patient is in intensive care in South Africa, although Van Kerkhove said this patient is "improving." She added that

Is hantavirus the next COVID? Is the U.S. response on point? An outbreak update

hantavirus does not spread as easily as COVID or flu. Third, COVID and flu mutate very quickly, with new strains popping up often. As the virus reshapes itself, it can be challenging to contain. Marrazzo

Evacuated US and French MV Hondius passengers test positive for hantavirus

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 health is low and played down comparisons

Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approaches

hantavirus, should be allowed to disembark there this weekend. It has travelled from Cape Verde, where three people were evacuated due to illness. On Friday, some Tenerife dock workers gathered outside the Canary Islands' parliament

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves Cape Verde after three evacuated

passengers of the health event," World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. A total of 146 people from 23 different countries remain aboard the MV Hondius under "strict precautionary measures", Oceanwide