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cruise ship](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clype7ededzo) under "strict precautionary measures", Oceanwide Expeditions has said. Consular staff are in direct contact with British nationals onboard the ship and the Foreign Office has been "working with other countries
hantavirus was found in patients [linked to a deadly outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y093d5n9ko). So far three passengers on the MV Hondius have died after the cruise ship set sail from
cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of hantavirus have tested positive, authorities say. The US health department said a second American national on the repatriation flight had also shown mild symptoms, adding that both
cruise ship. Photograph: Misper Apawu/AP The ship was anchored off [Cape Verde](https://www.theguardian.com/world/cape-verde) while arrangements were put in place to evacuate the crew members but on Wednesday evening the ship
passengers and crew have the information and support they need to stay safe and prevent spread.” The cruise ship, stuck off the coast of Cape Verde since Sunday, departed for Spain on Wednesday after three
cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned for days off the coast of Cape Verde with close to 150 people onboard was due to head to Spain, while [South Africa](https://www.theguardian.com
cruise ship experiencing a [hantavirus outbreak,](/news/2026/5/6/spain-agrees-to-let-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-dock-in-canary-islands) a rare disease transmitted to humans from rodents, to dock at any of its ports, despite the Spanish government saying it would be permitted
evacuation of two passengers with symptoms. The MV Hondius is listed as a polar cruise ship on the websites of several travel agencies. One of the cruises offers an itinerary departing from Ushuaia in [Argentina
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
hantavirus-stricken cruise ship](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/where-cruise-ship-hantavirus-from-what-next-canary-islands). The Dutch-flagged vessel, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde, is due to arrive off the Canary island of Tenerife at around midday on Sunday. After
cruise ship at the centre of a giant global commotion. Christened the “rat virus boat” by the internet after [three people travelling onboard died of hantavirus](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/may/09/how-hantavirus-turned-hondius-dream-cruise-into-tragedy), a disease normally carried by rats
hantavirus have been confirmed, and five are suspected among people who fell ill on a cruise ship being held in the Atlantic near Cape Verde, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Among the [seven cases
hantavirus - a rare but severe disease usually spread by rodents - have since been identified. Three passengers on the ship have died and several more are either ill or displaying symptoms after the MV Hondius
hantavirus strain onboard a luxury cruise liner was reported to the [World Health Organization](https://www.theguardian.com/world/world-health-organization) (WHO). As of this morning, nine probable cases have been identified, with three fatalities. It has left experts
evacuation of the last passengers from the ship a day earlier. But he warned that "the situation could change" and there could be more confirmed virus cases. Hantaviruses are usually carried by rodents, but human
cruise ship hit by a [deadly hantavirus outbreak](/news/2026/5/4/what-is-hantavirus-suspected-in-deaths-of-three-people-on-cruise-ship) and anchored off the coast of Cape Verde to sail to the Canary Islands. Spain’s Ministry of Health said in a statement late on Tuesday
cruise ship that's anchored off the coast of Cape Verde. "We do believe that there may be some human-to-human transmission that's happening among the really close contacts, the husband and wife
cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked in the Netherlands for disinfection. The MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam
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
cruise ship. So what is the hantavirus, how does it spread and should people be worried? ## Who caught the hantavirus on the MV Hondius? The MV Hondius was sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Cape Verde